Medtronic Intact Disposable Wands Recalled for Sterility Compromise
Medtronic is recalling Intact Disposable Wands because the sterile barrier was breached, compromising product sterility.
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 medical device with a compromised sterile barrier, which poses a risk of infection (risk-of-harm product). The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries, meeting the criteria for a High severity score (risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported).
Plain-English summary
Medtronic Advanced Energy, LLC is recalling Intact Disposable Wands (part of the Intact System), specifically the 777-120BT 5 Pack 20mm Disposable units. The recall involves 996 units distributed worldwide, including in the United States, China, Greece, the Netherlands, Egypt, Turkey, and Switzerland. The product is intended to provide breast tissue for histologic examination with partial or complete removal of an imaged abnormality and to provide breast tissue for histologic examination with partial removal of a palpable abnormality.
The recall was initiated because the product sterility was compromised due to a breach of the sterile barrier. This defect poses a risk of infection to patients using the device. The source text does not specify reported illnesses or injuries.
Healthcare providers and consumers should stop using the affected Intact Disposable Wands immediately. Users should contact Medtronic Advanced Energy, LLC for instructions on returning the product or obtaining a replacement.
The recalled product
- Product
- Intact Disposable Wands (part of the Intact System) 777-120BT: 5 Pack 20mm Disposable Product Usage: The Intact Medical disposable wands are intended to provide breast tissue for histologic examination with partial or complete removal of an imaged abnormality and to provide…
- Manufacturer
- Medtronic Advanced Energy, LLC
- Affected units
- 996
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
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Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 11 recalled by Medtronic Advanced Energy, LLC 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.
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