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Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0150-2020·Announced 2019-10-23

Xodus Medical Recalls Electrosurgical Tip Cleaners Due to Sterile Barrier Concerns

Xodus Medical Inc is recalling 460,000 Electrosurgical Tip Cleaners because the sterile barrier of some devices may have been affected.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Devices): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a potential breach of the sterile barrier for a medical device, which poses a risk of harm (infection) even though no specific injuries or illnesses are reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Xodus Medical Inc is recalling 460,000 units of Electrosurgical Tip Cleaners (REF: 62-8499-001). The recall was initiated because the sterile barrier of some devices may have been affected.

The affected products are electrosurgical accessories distributed worldwide, including in the United States and various international locations. Specific lot numbers and UDI codes are listed in the agency's recall record.

Healthcare providers and consumers should stop using the affected devices and contact Xodus Medical Inc for further instructions or a replacement.

The recalled product

Product
Electrosurgical Tip Cleaner REF: 62-8499-001 Product Usage: electrosurgical accessory
Manufacturer
Xodus Medical Inc
Affected units
460,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 11 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by Xodus Medical Inc under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 3 products in this recall →

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