Sternal Valve Retractor with Atrial and Aortic Attachments (2018-03-05)
- Starting date:
- March 5, 2018
- Posting date:
- April 3, 2018
- Type of communication:
- Medical Device Recall
- Subcategory:
- Medical Device
- Hazard classification:
- Type II
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Medical Devices
- Audience:
- General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
- Identification number:
- RA-66326
Affected products
STERNAL VALVE RETRACTOR WITH ATRIAL AND AORTIC ATTACHMENTS
Reason
Genesee Biomedical has issued an advisory concerning use of the Sternal Valve Retractor with Atrial and Aortic Attachments because corrosion was found to have caused failure in a retractor blade. Hospitals should not use blades that are corroded or damaged.
Affected products
STERNAL VALVE RETRACTOR WITH ATRIAL AND AORTIC ATTACHMENTS
Lot or serial number
- 1006
- 1074
- 1076
- 948
Model or catalog number
SRCL-AR
Companies
- Manufacturer
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Genesee Biomedical Inc.
700 W Mississippi Ave d5
Denver
80223
Colorado
UNITED STATES