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Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.: E-Line Cutting Electrode 11.5Fr Mono 0 degrees, Sterile. One electrode is placed in a plastic tray and then inserted into a Tyvek pouch. Five packaged electrodes are placed in a white box. Product Usage: Resectoscopes are used for endoscopically controlled ablation of tissue. They are used, in combination with endoscopic accessories, for examination, diagnosis, and/or therapy in various medical disciplines such as urology and gynecology.
- Recall number
- Z-1957-2019
- Recalling firm
- Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.
- Product
- E-Line Cutting Electrode 11.5Fr Mono 0 degrees, Sterile. One electrode is placed in a plastic tray and then inserted into a Tyvek pouch. Five packaged electrodes are placed in a white box. Product Usage: Resectoscopes are used for endoscopically controlled ablation of tissue. They are used, in combination with endoscopic accessories, for examination, diagnosis, and/or therapy in various medical disciplines such as urology and gynecology.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2019-05-23
- Posted
- 2019-06-13
- Terminated
- 2020-08-04
- Reason
- E-Line Cutting Electrode package 8416.0305 contains E-Line Hook Electrode 8416.09 instead of E-Line Cutting Electrode 8416.03.
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- Richard Wolf Medical Instruments, Corp. notified customers on 05/23/2019 via "Urgent Safety Information: Recall" letter. Instructions included to examine distribution reports and stock immediately to determine if any affected devices are on hand, quarantine any affected devices, advise customers of the recall if affected devices were further distributed, and scrap all affected devices on site. Customers were also instructed to complete and return the Answer form provided with the notification letter. An updated "Urgent Safety Information: Recall" letter was sent via email on 06/07/2019 to customers. The letter contained an update to include the hazard and risk. Instructions to customers remained the same as in the original letter.
- Quantity
- 5 boxes (5 electrodes each)
- Distribution
- US nationwide distribution in the states of South Carolina, Rhode Island, and Missouri.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Product Number: 8416.0305; Batch Number: 1390827; Expiration Dates 10/15/2023 and 03/11/2024
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K980302"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- HIH
- Firm FEI
- 1418479
- Firm city
- Vernon Hills
- Firm state
- IL
- 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
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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