FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
ArthroCare Medical Corporation: Model Number ASHA4730-01: Ambient HipVac 50 Wand with Integrated Finger Switches and Model Number ASHA5050-01: Ambient KVac Wand with Integrated Finger Switches. The Wands are indicated for the resection, ablation, and coagulation of soft tissue, and hemostasis of blood vessels in arthroscopic and orthopedic procedures.
- Recall number
- Z-0579-2015
- Recalling firm
- ArthroCare Medical Corporation
- Product
- Model Number ASHA4730-01: Ambient HipVac 50 Wand with Integrated Finger Switches and Model Number ASHA5050-01: Ambient KVac Wand with Integrated Finger Switches. The Wands are indicated for the resection, ablation, and coagulation of soft tissue, and hemostasis of blood vessels in arthroscopic and orthopedic procedures.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2014-10-27
- Posted
- 2014-12-16
- Terminated
- 2015-10-09
- Reason
- Potential breach of sterile barrier due to defective product tray.
- Root cause
- Package design/selection
- Action
- The firm notified their consignees on 10/29/14 via letter with a response form included. The letter requested the consignees discontinue use of the device and return it to the vendor.
- Quantity
- 23,119 devices
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution-US (nationwide) and the countries of Austria, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Ireland, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and UK.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Model Number ASHA4730-01 (HipVac) lot numbers: 1021255, 1021620, 1022188, 1022482, 1022636, 1023089, 1024067, 1025482, 1025480, 102481, 1025764, 1025765, 1026875, 1027163, 1027702, 1028327, 1029265, 1030025, 1031353, 1031759, 1031760, 1032765, 1032766, 1033773, 1033974, 1034227, 1034451, 1035036, 1035295, 1038550, 1039318, 1039903, 1042371, 1042370, 1043421, 1044678, 1045361, 1046599, 1047067, 1050441, 1053407, 1053408, 1052669, 1054471, 1056213, 1057010, 1055117, 1058810, 1058291, 1059396, 1061007, 1061008, 1064276, 1064641, 1065989, 1070710, 1070711, 1071321, 1071322, 1071360, 1071361, 1073431, 1073432, 1074079, 1074140, 1076027, 1077459, 1078013, 1078911 Model Number ASHA5050-01 (KVac) lot numbers: 1044887, 1050012, 1053720, 1054965, 1055700, 1068390, 1068391, 1068392, 1068393, 1076028, 1078916, 1078918
- 510(k) numbers
- K083306
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- GEI
- Firm FEI
- 3010813691
- Firm city
- Austin
- Firm state
- TX
- 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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