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DePuy Mitek, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Co.: VAPR TRIPOLAR 90" Degree Suction Electrodes (Model/Catalog No: 225028)
- Recall number
- Z-0479-2016
- Recalling firm
- DePuy Mitek, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Co.
- Product
- VAPR TRIPOLAR 90" Degree Suction Electrodes (Model/Catalog No: 225028)
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2015-11-23
- Posted
- 2015-12-23
- Terminated
- 2017-04-12
- Reason
- Mitek identified that on VAPR Tripolar 90 Degree Suction Electrode the ablation and coagulation buttons are colored incorrectly. The wiring for each button function was confirmed as correct and the non-conformance impacted button color only
- Root cause
- Process control
- Action
- DePuy sent an Urgent Field Safety Notice dated November 23, 2015, mailed FEDEx to all affected Customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. Customers were asked to take the following steps: 1. Review inventory located within your facility and quarantine any products listed in this product recall notification. Please follow the instructions on the Business Reply Form to return any affected inventory located in your facility. 2. Review, complete, sign and return the attached business reply form in accordance with the directions on the business reply form within 5 business days of receipt of this notification. 3. Forward this notice to anyone in your facility that needs to be informed. 4. If any potentially affected product has been forwarded to another facility, contact the firm. 5. Keep a copy of this notice. For further questions please call (508) 880-8100.
- Quantity
- 127
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US Distribution to the states of : AL, CA, CT, FL, KY, MN, MS, ND, NJ, NM and TX., and to the countries of: France, Netherlands and Norway.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- U1509202 and U1509162
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K143475"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- GEI
- Firm FEI
- 1221934
- Firm city
- Raynham
- Firm state
- MA
- Firm country
- not on file
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- 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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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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