FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Madison Polymeric Engineering: First Step Endoscopic Cleaning Pad, 200ml, Flexible Endoscope Bedside Pre-Clean Kit, Catalogue Number EP-4
- Recall number
- Z-1896-2018
- Recalling firm
- Madison Polymeric Engineering
- Product
- First Step Endoscopic Cleaning Pad, 200ml, Flexible Endoscope Bedside Pre-Clean Kit, Catalogue Number EP-4
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2018-03-21
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2019-04-09
- Reason
- The products exhibit an unpleasant odor due to microbial contamination with Yarrowia lipolytica.
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- Notification letters were distributed on 3/21/18. The letters instructed customers to perform the following: 1. Immediately quarantine, and discontinue the use or distribution of First Step EP-3, EP-4, EP-6, 4" Button Brush EP-4B; Travel Kit TK200(W); and Draco Enzymatic Deep-Cleaning Pad HY0305Z with the referenced lot numbers specified in Table1. 2. Determine if any stock of the with the reference lot numbers specified in Table 1 remains in your inventory. We ask that you discard the product at your facility and document the quantity discarded on the form. Otherwise, we can issue you a Return Goods Authorization, call tag and/or Fed EX/UPS account number to have the product returned back to us. 3. Please complete the attached form and return to Cygnus Medical as indicated as soon as possible. It is important to notify Cygnus Medical whether or not your facility has any inventory of this product. 4. Please notify any of your customers who may have received lots with the referenced lot numbers specified in Table 1 with the letter provided. Your assistance is appreciated and necessary.
- Quantity
- 1422 cases/99540 kits
- Distribution
- The products were distributed to the following US states: AK, AL, AR, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WI. The products were also distributed in Canada.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot Numbers: EX20181220P, EX20181221P, EX20181222P, EX20181226P, EX20181227P, EX20181228P, EX20181229P, EX20190102P, EX20190103P, EX20190105P, EX20190111P, EX20190112P
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- MNL
- Firm FEI
- 3001451466
- Firm city
- Branford
- Firm state
- CT
- 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
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- 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