FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Telefelx Medical: Pilling Center-Action Forceps with Insulated Shafts- Elongated Cup Biopsy Jaws, Catalog Number: 505039, Non Sterile, Rx Only, (30 CM), Manufactured for: Teleflex Medical, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA
- Recall number
- Z-0267-2008
- Recalling firm
- Telefelx Medical
- Product
- Pilling Center-Action Forceps with Insulated Shafts- Elongated Cup Biopsy Jaws, Catalog Number: 505039, Non Sterile, Rx Only, (30 CM), Manufactured for: Teleflex Medical, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2007-10-31
- Posted
- 2007-11-29
- Terminated
- 2009-08-31
- Reason
- The specified insulation is not present on the shaft of the devices, leaving a risk of arcing and/or damage to surrounding tissue.
- Root cause
- Process control
- Action
- Consignees were notified by an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter on/about 11/1/2007. They were instructed to immediately cease use and distribution of the affected product and to return them to Teleflex Medical, Durham, NC. In addition, each were instructed to forward the letter if they had further distribution into institutional settings or to homecare patients and retrieve relevant product form those locations. An Acknowledgement & Stock Status Form was enclosed to be completed and faxed back to Teleflex Medical.
- Quantity
- 49
- Distribution
- Worldwide: USA including states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NV, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, and WV, and countries of Canada, France New Zealand and Singapore.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Date Codes: WW5, MM6 and SS7
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- HTD
- Firm FEI
- 3005747797
- Firm city
- Durham
- Firm state
- NC
- 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