Bovie Medical Corporation: There can be a potential breach of the sterile packaging barrier due to the development of pinholes at the crease of the double-folded edge of the current package configuration.

Agency Publication Date: February 26, 2021

Affected Products

Product: HNM Disposable Bipolar Ablators - Product Usage: intended to be used for cutting, vaporization, and coagulation of soft tissue during arthroscopic surgical procedures.

Catalog Numbers HNM-31-150365 (lots 1017G, 1117B, 1217B, 0418C, 0518D, 0518H, 0618B, 0618D, 0818E, 1018J, 1018M, 1118J, 1218B, 1119B, 0420H, 0820H); HNM-31-150367 (lot 1117D); HNM-31-150368 (lot 1117D).

Lot Numbers:

1117D

Product: Velocity Disposable Bipolar Ablators - Product Usage: intended to be used for cutting, vaporization, and coagulation of soft tissue during arthroscopic surgical procedures.

Catalog Numbers 7201 (lots 0217H, 0317J, 0417B, 0417F, 0417H, 0618K, 0718B, 0718D, 0718F, 0419J, 0519J, 0120F, 0420B, 0720K, 0720M, 0820L, 0117D, 0117F, 1020L); 7205 (lots 0217B, 0317L); 7206 (lots 0217B, 0317L); 7201-01 (lots 0920B, 0920D, 0920H); 7203 (0217F, 0317B, 0317L, 0417H).

Product: ConMed Disposable Bipolar Ablators - Product Usage: intended to be used for cutting, vaporization, and coagulation of soft tissue during arthroscopic surgical procedures.

Catalog Numbers C3390A (lots 0317F, 0417B, 0517B, 0517D, 0517J, 0617D, 0617F, 0617H, 0617K, 0717A, 0717G, 0817B, 0917G, 0917J, 1017C, 1017E, 1017J, 1117B, 0418C); C3350A (lots 0317F, 0417B, 0517B, 0517G, 0717C, 0817D, 0917C, 0917E); C3350NA (lots 0317F, 0517G, 0817F); C2455NA (lots 0317F, 0517B, 0717E, 1017C, 1017E); C1860NA (lots 0317F, 0517B, 0717E, 0817F, 1017G, 0418E); C3390NA (lots 0317F, 0517G, 0817H, 1017J, 0418E, 0518F, 1218C).

Additional Information

Agency: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Event ID: 87274

Status: Active

Manufacturer: Bovie Medical Corporation

Manufactured In: United States

Units Affected: 3 products (5894 units; 3862 units; 5270 units)

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