FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
ConMed Corporation: HYFRECATOR 2000 HANDPIECE SHEATH, REF/Part Number 7-796-19, Rx ONLY, STERILE, Single Patient Use -- CONMED CORPORATION, 525 FRENCH ROAD UTICA, NY 13502. --- There is no problem with the Hyfrecator 2000 Electrosurgical Units or with cases of P/N 7-796-19 sold in cases as P/N 7-796-19BX or P/N 7-796-19CS.
- Recall number
- Z-1760-2017
- Recalling firm
- ConMed Corporation
- Product
- HYFRECATOR 2000 HANDPIECE SHEATH, REF/Part Number 7-796-19, Rx ONLY, STERILE, Single Patient Use -- CONMED CORPORATION, 525 FRENCH ROAD UTICA, NY 13502. --- There is no problem with the Hyfrecator 2000 Electrosurgical Units or with cases of P/N 7-796-19 sold in cases as P/N 7-796-19BX or P/N 7-796-19CS.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2017-02-28
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- not on file
- Reason
- For over a year, the Accessory Packages in the Hyfrecator 2000 ESU cartons were packaged in error by the manufacturer with non-sterile P/N 7-796-19 Handpiece Sheaths in pouches that were labeled as Sterile. This could cause an end user to use a non-sterile sheath as if it were Sterile.
- Root cause
- Mixed-up of materials/components
- Action
- ConMed sent an URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL Notices (dated 2/28/2017)to all affected US customers by USPS First Class Mail. International letters are in the process of translation and are scheduled to be sent by March 15, 2017. Customers were instructed to review their inventory for any of the affected product and were asked to complete the business reply form and return it to ConMed Corporation, 525 French Road, Utica, New York 13502. Customers with questions or requests should contact the Field Action Support Team at 1-800-448-6506, fax to 315-624-3225, or email hyfr2000@conmed.com. For questions regarding this recall call 315-624-3533.
- Quantity
- not on file
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) Internationally to Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, UK, Great Britain, and Ireland.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Affected Lot Numbers: 201511234, 201512074, 201512094, 201601064, 201603284
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K963088"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- GEI
- Firm FEI
- 3001451571
- Firm city
- Utica
- Firm state
- NY
- 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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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