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Vessel sealer
Official notice
4 Apr 2022
Last checked
4 Apr 2022
An official Health Canada notice concerns Vessel sealer. A review of customer feedback on Vessel Sealer Extend (VSE) PN480422 was done to determine rate of harm (bleeding harms) due to insufficient sealing. This action taken to notify users to reduce potential harms. Recall start date: Mar 3, 2022 Published 2022-04-04.
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Recall number
64036
Official notice
2022-04-04
The hazard
The hazard
A review of customer feedback on Vessel Sealer Extend (VSE) PN480422 was done to determine rate of harm (bleeding harms) due to insufficient sealing. This action taken to notify users to reduce potential harms. Recall start date: Mar 3, 2022
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Brand: Intuitive Surgical, Vessel Sealer.
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