FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Lumenis, Inc.: IPL Coupling Gel, I L (AX1009013), 12 pack of 0.25 L (AX1009018), 6 pack of 1 L (AX1009019 or AX1009063); and IPL Coupling Gel or EcoGel 200, 0.25 L (AX1009012) manufactured by Eco-Med Pharmaceutical
- Recall number
- Z-0194-2022
- Recalling firm
- Lumenis, Inc.
- Product
- IPL Coupling Gel, I L (AX1009013), 12 pack of 0.25 L (AX1009018), 6 pack of 1 L (AX1009019 or AX1009063); and IPL Coupling Gel or EcoGel 200, 0.25 L (AX1009012) manufactured by Eco-Med Pharmaceutical
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2021-10-14
- Posted
- 2021-11-04
- Terminated
- 2024-08-12
- Reason
- Ultrasound gels and lotions manufactured by Eco-Med Pharmaceutical, Inc. may contain bacterial contamination. On August 18, 2021, FDA published a Letter to Health Care Providers to further address this issue: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/letters-health-care-providers/stop-using-all-eco-med-ultrasound-gels-and-lotions-due-risk-bacterial-contamination-letter-health.
- Root cause
- Process control
- Action
- On 10/14/21, Recall Notification Letters and Q&A fact sheets were mailed to customers. Customers were asked to immediately stop using and discard all product subject to the recall. Customers were asked to complete and return via e-mail or fax the return response form. In addition, customers who had further distributed affected product were asked to notify their customers by sharing the recall notification letter. The following phone number was provided: 1-877-Lumenis.
- Quantity
- 11,064
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the states of KS, PR, MO, MA, NJ, NH, CA, CO, GA, NC, NY, FL, AZ, ID, IN, TX, CT, WV, UT, LA, OH, KY, SC, WA, MN, AK, IA, MD, NM, TN, RI, PA, AR, VA, IL, MI, NE, WY, ME, WI, OK, MS, SD, NV, AL, DC, OR, VT, ND, DE, HI and the countries of AT, AU, DE, GB, HK, IT, KR, CN, FR, IE, IN, LK, JP, MO, NZ, PR, TT, TW, MN, TH, CH.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Distributed within the last three years
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K955246"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- ITX
- Firm FEI
- 1720381
- Firm city
- Salt Lake City
- Firm state
- UT
- 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
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28