AMS 800 Urinary Control System. The AMS 800 Urinary Control System is used to treat urinary incontinence due to reduced

FDA device recall Z-1279-2013 · posted 2013-05-10 · Terminated

Recall details

Recalling firm

American Medical Systems, Inc.

Reason for recall

American Medical Systems, Inc. is initiating a recall on two components of the AMS 800 Urinary Control System, Control Pump & Pressure-Regulating Balloon. These products were released despite not meeting all final product release criteria.

Action taken

American Medical Systems sent two written communications distributed within the United States. The first is a letter that is being delivered to customers who purchased the affected lots using their ship to address from the original sales order. The second is a letter being delivered to implanting physician customers who are known by AMS to be regular users of the devices. Similar letters will be sent to international customers, including both end users and distributors (where applicable). American Medical Systems sent a "Urgent Medical Device Recall" letter dated February 28, 2013, to all affected customers. The letters identified the product, the problem, and the action needed to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to return the recalled product and to complete the Product Recall Acknowledgement Form. The letters addressed to "Physicians" advised consignees against prophylactic removal of implanted control pumps and pressure-regulating balloons contained within the scope of the product recall. For further questions please call AMS Customer Service at 1 (800) 328-3881

Root cause

Release of Material/Component prior to receiving test results

Status

Terminated

Product code

EZY

Quantity affected

605

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution -- Nationwide Distribution including the states of AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY,NC, OH, OK, OR,

Date initiated

2013-03-01

Date posted

2013-05-10

Date terminated

2014-04-24

Location

Minnetonka, MN