The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2822-2015·Announced 2015-10-07

MicroAire LipoTower Recalled for Potential Electrical Shock Hazard

MicroAire Surgical Instruments is recalling 168 LipoTower units due to a risk of electrical shock if internal lead wires detach and the ground connection fails.

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 risk of electrical shock, which is a risk-of-harm product hazard. Per the rubric, risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported are classified as High (Score 3).

Plain-English summary

MicroAire Surgical Instruments, LLC is recalling 168 units of the ASP-1021 LipoTower with Aspiration Pump and Tumescent Pump. The recall was initiated because there is a potential risk of electrical shock if lead wires inside the device become detached and the ground connection fails.

The affected devices were distributed nationwide. The recall covers specific serial numbers listed in the official FDA notice. No injuries or illnesses have been reported in connection with this recall.

Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the affected LipoTower units immediately and contact MicroAire Surgical Instruments for instructions on how to return the device for repair or replacement.

The recalled product

Product
ASP-1021 LipoTower with Aspiration Pump and Tumescent Pump. Medical use.
Manufacturer
MicroAire Surgical Instruments, LLC
Category
Medical Device — Surgical Equipment
Hazard

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 (20)

  • Serial numbers 14101241
  • 4091238
  • 15011258
  • 15051279
  • 13101158
  • 15051275
  • 14021190
  • 12121111
  • 15051274
  • 14071221
  • 13081149
  • 13031123
  • 14021187
  • 14121254
  • 14081231
  • 13121173
  • 13111167
  • 13101164
  • 13121172
  • 14091234

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by MicroAire Surgical Instruments, 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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