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Megadyne Medical Products, Inc.: Hand Control 12FR Suction Coagulator with 10 ft cord and holster, Sterile, Disposable, Model Number 0043-25, packaged Tyvek polyester peel pouch, 25 pouches per box. This device is intended to conduct monopolar electrosurgical energy from an electrosurgical generator (ESU) to target tissue during ENT and general surgical procedures. It is also a suction apparatus used to remove surgical smoke and fluids from the site. The device is intended for single use; it is not intended to be cleaned or reused.
- Recall number
- Z-1151-2014
- Recalling firm
- Megadyne Medical Products, Inc.
- Product
- Hand Control 12FR Suction Coagulator with 10 ft cord and holster, Sterile, Disposable, Model Number 0043-25, packaged Tyvek polyester peel pouch, 25 pouches per box. This device is intended to conduct monopolar electrosurgical energy from an electrosurgical generator (ESU) to target tissue during ENT and general surgical procedures. It is also a suction apparatus used to remove surgical smoke and fluids from the site. The device is intended for single use; it is not intended to be cleaned or reused.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2014-02-27
- Posted
- 2014-03-07
- Terminated
- 2014-07-09
- Reason
- Megadyne Medical Products, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Hand Control 12Fr Suction Coagulator with 10ft cord and 132405 Holster, Sterile, Disposable, Lot 132405 due to the potential for a small number of these suction coagulators to self-activate immediately on connection to the electrosurgical generator and to remain activated until it is disconnected.
- Root cause
- Use error
- Action
- Megadyne Medical Product sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated February 27, 2014, to all affected customers with follow-up phone calls and emails. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed toexamine their inventory immediately to determine if they have any of the affected product. If so, customers were instructed to remove the product from service and contact Megadyne Customer Service at 1-801-576-9669 or 1-800-747-6110 for return authorization and replacement or credit. If customers have distributed any the affected product, they were instructed to immediately contact their distribution points to have the product returned to Megadyne. Customers with questions were instructed to contact Customer Service at 1-800-747-6110 or 1-801-576-9669 or email Regulatory @Megadyne.com. For questions regarding this recall call 801-576-9669.
- Quantity
- 494
- Distribution
- USA including FL, MN, LA, NJ, NM, PA, TX and Internationally to Canada.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Catalog Number: 0043-25 Lot Number: 132405 Exp. Date: 07-2018
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K072559"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- GEI
- Firm FEI
- 1721194
- Firm city
- Draper
- Firm state
- UT
- 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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- Published
- 2026-09-28
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