FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Linvatec Corp. dba ConMed Linvatec: Ref: VP1600 HD Still Capture System ConMed Linvatec . Captures, stores and transfers images generated by a medical endoscopic camera system during surgical procedures.
- Recall number
- Z-1340-2013
- Recalling firm
- Linvatec Corp. dba ConMed Linvatec
- Product
- Ref: VP1600 HD Still Capture System ConMed Linvatec . Captures, stores and transfers images generated by a medical endoscopic camera system during surgical procedures.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2013-03-18
- Posted
- 2013-05-20
- Terminated
- 2013-11-06
- Reason
- The VP1600 HD Still Capture Image System is recalled due to an anomaly between the software code in the VP1600 console and the communications interface for various keyboard key strokes (Caps lock and Num Lock) which may lock up and requires the user to reboot to continue.
- Root cause
- Software design (manufacturing process)
- Action
- The firm, ConMed, sent an "URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL NOTIFICATION" letter dated 3/8/2013 to its customers after initial phone notifications. The letter identified the product, problem, and actions to be taken by the customers.
- Quantity
- 267 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including the Virgin Islands and the states of CA, CT, FL, GA, IN, KY, KS, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NE, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, and WI, and the countries of Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Hong Kong and Zambia.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- VP1600
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- KQM
- Firm FEI
- 1017294
- Firm city
- Largo
- Firm state
- FL
- 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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