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Valleylab ft10 ft series energy platform

Official notice

5 Dec 2023

Last checked

5 Dec 2023

Medium riskHealth Canada
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An official Health Canada notice concerns Valleylab ft10 ft series energy platform. Upon insertion of a new (unused) Ligasure™ device, the Valleylab™ FT10 energy platform running software versions 4.0.1, 4.0.2 and 4.0.3 may erroneously indicate that the Ligasure™ device was used previously. When this occurs, the energy platform will display error "e420 usage limit" or error "e416 unknown instrument," and the Ligasure™ device would not be allowed to be used. Recall Start Date: November 20, 2023 Published 2023-12-05.

What to do now

Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information.

Recall number

74682

Official notice

2023-12-05

The hazard

Upon insertion of a new (unused) Ligasure™ device, the Valleylab™ FT10 energy platform running software versions 4.0.1, 4.0.2 and 4.0.3 may erroneously indicate that the Ligasure™ device was used previously. When this occurs, the energy platform will display error "e420 usage limit" or error "e416 unknown instrument," and the Ligasure™ device would not be allowed to be used. Recall Start Date: November 20, 2023

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Recall Numbers

74682

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected products - Valleylab FT10 FT Series Energy Platform, Lot or serial number - More than 10 numbers, contact manufacturer., Model or catalog number - VLFT10GEN

Risk / hazard

Upon insertion of a new (unused) Ligasure™ device, the Valleylab™ FT10 energy platform running software versions 4.0.1, 4.0.2 and 4.0.3 may erroneously indicate that the Ligasure™ device was used previously. When this occurs, the energy platform will display error "e420 usage limit" or error "e416 unknown instrument," and the Ligasure™ device would not be allowed to be used. Recall Start Date: November 20, 2023

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

Covidien, Valleylab Ft10 Ft Series Energy Platform

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Covidien, Valleylab Ft10 Ft Series Energy Platform.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HOME

Classification

Type II

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

74682

Classification

Type II

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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