FDAFebruary 1, 2021device

Velocity Disposable Bipolar Ablators - Product Usage: intended to be used for cutting, vaporization, and coagulation of soft tissue during arthroscopic surgical procedures.

Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

The hazard

There can be a potential breach of the sterile packaging barrier due to the development of pinholes at the crease of the double-folded edge of the current package configuration.

What to do

FDA enforcement status: Ongoing

Brands named

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Recall history

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