FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Steris Corporation: Vis-U-All High Temp 16"x16" Heat Seal Pouch 100 pouches per box; 5 boxes per case Product Usage: The Vis-U-All High Temperature Sterilization Pouch is suitable for use by healthcare providers to enclose and seal medical devices to be sterilized by steam. The pouch is designed to maintain sterility of properly processed medical devices during normal handling and storage until the pouch is opened and the medical device is removed for use.
- Recall number
- Z-0751-2018
- Recalling firm
- Steris Corporation
- Product
- Vis-U-All High Temp 16"x16" Heat Seal Pouch 100 pouches per box; 5 boxes per case Product Usage: The Vis-U-All High Temperature Sterilization Pouch is suitable for use by healthcare providers to enclose and seal medical devices to be sterilized by steam. The pouch is designed to maintain sterility of properly processed medical devices during normal handling and storage until the pouch is opened and the medical device is removed for use.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2017-06-15
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2018-07-17
- Reason
- On June 15, 2017, STERIS identified that the purple ink located on the outside label of Vis-U-All Pouches may migrate following steam processing causing cosmetic defects on the exterior of the pouch and in some instances, transference of the ink onto the device(s) contained within the pouch.
- Root cause
- Component change control
- Action
- Steris sent an Urgent Voluntary Recall Notice letter dated July 2017 to their customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to immediately inspect on-hand inventory for recalled product. If you have product in your possession, please quarantine it and contact firm to coordinate shipment of replacement product. If you have questions regarding this matter, please contact STERIS Customer Service at 1-800-548-4873.
- Quantity
- 5
- Distribution
- US Nationwide Distribution
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Model# 883116 Lot# 161118A
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K153540"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- FRG
- Firm FEI
- 1527821
- Firm city
- Mentor
- Firm state
- OH
- 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
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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