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Health product recall

E-Pen - Hand Switch for Electric Pen Drive (January 28, 2013)

Starting date:
January 28, 2013
Posting date:
February 18, 2013
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-23295

Reason

Synthes received notification from its supplier that the device may not be labelled correctly. The "on" and "lock" labels may be interchanged.

Affected products

E-Pen - Hand Switch for Electric Pen Drive

Lot or serial number

AV19044, AV18166, AV20666

Model or catalog number

05.001.012

Companies

Manufacturer

Synthes (Canada) Ltd.