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Sterile light handle cover

Official notice

24 Mar 2023

MediumHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Sterile light handle cover. Steris identified through customer complaints that the LB53 light handle covers may separate from the light handle (detach and fall off) during use. Through additional investigation Steris has determined the issue to be associated with the specific lots. If the light handle cover were to fall off during a patient procedure, the sterile field may be impacted which could result in an injury to the patient. Recall start date: March 9, 2023 Published 2023-03-24.

What to do now

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Recall number

73393

Official notice

2023-03-24

The hazard

Steris identified through customer complaints that the LB53 light handle covers may separate from the light handle (detach and fall off) during use. Through additional investigation Steris has determined the issue to be associated with the specific lots. If the light handle cover were to fall off during a patient procedure, the sterile field may be impacted which could result in an injury to the patient. Recall start date: March 9, 2023

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Recall Numbers

73393

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected products - Sterile Light Handle Cover, Lot or serial number - More than 10 numbers, contact manufacturer., Model or catalog number - LB53

Risk / hazard

Steris identified through customer complaints that the LB53 light handle covers may separate from the light handle (detach and fall off) during use. Through additional investigation Steris has determined the issue to be associated with the specific lots. If the light handle cover were to fall off during a patient procedure, the sterile field may be impacted which could result in an injury to the patient. Recall start date: March 9, 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: Steris, Sterile Light Handle Cover.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HOME

Classification

Type II

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

73393

Classification

Type II

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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