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Mega soft electrodes

Official notice

20 Dec 2023

Last checked

20 Dec 2023

High riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Mega soft electrodes. Megadyne has received reports of patient burns identified after surgical procedures in which mega soft pads were used. Megadyne is taking this corrective action to mitigate the potential risk to health in the population of children under 12 years of age. We have conducted a thorough investigation, and have not identified any design or manufacturing defects, nor have we determined definitive root cause for the reports. Recall Start Date: December 12, 2023 Published 2023-12-20.

What to do now

Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information.

Recall number

74766

Official notice

2023-12-20

The hazard

Megadyne has received reports of patient burns identified after surgical procedures in which mega soft pads were used. Megadyne is taking this corrective action to mitigate the potential risk to health in the population of children under 12 years of age. We have conducted a thorough investigation, and have not identified any design or manufacturing defects, nor have we determined definitive root cause for the reports. Recall Start Date: December 12, 2023

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Recall Numbers

74766

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected products - Mega Soft Universal Patient Return Electrode, Lot or serial number - All lots., Model or catalog number - 0846 0845

Product 2

Affected products - Mega Soft Universal Plus Patient Return Electrode, Lot or serial number - All lots., Model or catalog number - 0847

Product 3

Affected products - Mega Soft Dual Universal Plus Patient Return Electrode, Lot or serial number - All lots., Model or catalog number - 0848

Risk / hazard

Megadyne has received reports of patient burns identified after surgical procedures in which mega soft pads were used. Megadyne is taking this corrective action to mitigate the potential risk to health in the population of children under 12 years of age. We have conducted a thorough investigation, and have not identified any design or manufacturing defects, nor have we determined definitive root cause for the reports. Recall Start Date: December 12, 2023

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Megadyne Medical, Mega Soft Electrodes.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HOME

Classification

Type I

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

74766

Classification

Type I

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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