FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.: The Hulka Clip is a sterile packaged medical device that carries a two year expiration date. It is packaged two clips per procedural tray. Theses procedural trays are then sealed in a Tyvek/Mylar pouch and packaged in a cardboard shipping carton with ten pouches in each shipping carton.
- Recall number
- Z-0037-2015
- Recalling firm
- Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.
- Product
- The Hulka Clip is a sterile packaged medical device that carries a two year expiration date. It is packaged two clips per procedural tray. Theses procedural trays are then sealed in a Tyvek/Mylar pouch and packaged in a cardboard shipping carton with ten pouches in each shipping carton.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2014-07-09
- Posted
- 2014-11-06
- Terminated
- 2017-04-24
- Reason
- Richard Wolf Medical Instrument Corporation is recalling Hulka Clip Tubal Occluding Device lot 51000232. The devices are being recalled as a part of an investigation into a biocompatibility test discrepancy where the recalled lot (lot 51000232) passed final release testing, but the subsequent lot failed biocompatibility testing on a component that was also used to manufacture lot 51000232.
- Root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- "Urgent: Medical Device Recall" letters dated July 9, 2014 were sent to all direct accounts (customers). The letters included instructions for customers to: 1) inspect their inventories for the recalled products; 2) contact Richard Wolf Medical Instruments at 800-323-9653 x 225 or 380 to notify Richard Wolf Medical Instruments if you have any devices in inventory; 3) review your records and report the number, if any, of Hulka Clips from lot 51000232 that were implanted in your patients on the Recall Response Form; 4) complete and return the Recall Response Form attached to the letter; and, 5) a RMA number will be provided to customers returning the recalled products and those customers will receive a credit. All returned product should be sent to the attention of Ms. Lisa Williams, Regulatory Specialist. Customers with questions can contact Richard Wolf Medical Instruments at 800-323-9653 x 225 or 380.
- Quantity
- 73 cartons (1,460 clips)
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution: US (Nationwide) including states of: (AK, AL, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IN, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV; and country of: Germany.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Product Code: 4986.09; Lot: 51000232
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- ["P870080"]
- Product code
- KNH
- Firm FEI
- 1418479
- Firm city
- Vernon Hills
- Firm state
- IL
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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