FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Linvatec Corp.: ConMed Linvatec MicroChoice Footswitch and ConMed linvatec 3 Pedal Footswitch. Used to operate various surgical handpieces.
- Recall number
- Z-1444-06
- Recalling firm
- Linvatec Corp.
- Product
- ConMed Linvatec MicroChoice Footswitch and ConMed linvatec 3 Pedal Footswitch. Used to operate various surgical handpieces.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2005-08-30
- Posted
- 2006-08-29
- Terminated
- 2012-07-13
- Reason
- The footswitch may develop a system fault resulting in the self-activation of the handpiece it controls, or it may cause the handpiece to run intermittently or to revert to a default setting.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- Linvatec has issued recall notification to all it''s direct accounts. The mailings were sent by UPS 08/31/2005. Each consignee was requested to return the affected product to Linvatec for a free replacement footswitch.
- Quantity
- 118
- Distribution
- Worldwide, including United States and Canada.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Serial numbers BBB81339-BBB81407, BBB91192-BBB91194, BBBB91209-BBB91366 and BBB91664-BBB91672.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- GEY
- 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
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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