FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
ConMed Corporation: UltraClean(R) Accessory Electrode 1 inch Coated Needle with Extended Insulation, REF/Catalog No. 139105EXT, Single Use, Sterile, Rx ONLY -- CONMED CORPORATION Electrosurgical, Cutting and Coagulation and Accessories.
- Recall number
- Z-0732-2013
- Recalling firm
- ConMed Corporation
- Product
- UltraClean(R) Accessory Electrode 1 inch Coated Needle with Extended Insulation, REF/Catalog No. 139105EXT, Single Use, Sterile, Rx ONLY -- CONMED CORPORATION Electrosurgical, Cutting and Coagulation and Accessories.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2012-12-27
- Posted
- 2013-01-24
- Terminated
- 2018-05-14
- Reason
- ConMed received complaints of some devices which had broken through the seal of the sterile pouch. ConMed confirmed instances where the pouch seal was compromised on the affected products. In no instance has it been reported to ConMed that a compromise in the sterile barrier has resulted in illness or injury. The compromised seals were discovered prior to use.
- Root cause
- Equipment maintenance
- Action
- ConMed sent an Urgent Field Safety Notice dated January 7, 2013, and Business Reply Form to all affected customers via USPS Priority Mail. International notices were sent via FedEx International Priority on December 27, 2012. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to review their inventory and complete Attachment II and return it with unused affected product to: ConMed Corporation 525 French Road, Utica, NY 13502 Customer were asked to return Attachment II even if they don't have any affected product. For questions regarding this recall call 315-624-3533.
- Quantity
- 313,190 (total for all devices)
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) Puerto Rico and internationally to Belgium, Colombia, Czech Republic, Dubai, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and Uruguay.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Beginning Lot Code 120628X, Ending Lot Code 120917X. [Lot codes on boxes and packaging contain a lot code in the following format: 120917X where 12 represents the year (2012), 09 represents the month (September), 17 represents the day of the month, and X represents the manufacturing shift code (1, 2, 3, 4,5,6 or 9)].
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K991855"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- GEI
- Firm FEI
- 3001451571
- Firm city
- Utica
- Firm state
- NY
- 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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- 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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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