PlainRecalls
FDA Devices Moderate Class II Terminated

ASC PneumoLiner device, Part No. WA90500US (US market only) The Pneumoliner device is intended for use as a multiple instrument port and tissue containment system during minimally invasive gynecologic laparoscopic surgery to enable the isolation and containment of tissue, considered benign, resected during single-port or multi- site laparoscopic surgery during power morcellation and removal.

Reported: November 3, 2021 Initiated: September 21, 2021 #Z-0176-2022

Product Description

ASC PneumoLiner device, Part No. WA90500US (US market only) The Pneumoliner device is intended for use as a multiple instrument port and tissue containment system during minimally invasive gynecologic laparoscopic surgery to enable the isolation and containment of tissue, considered benign, resected during single-port or multi- site laparoscopic surgery during power morcellation and removal.

Reason for Recall

Due to manufacturing error, the Pneumoliner Bag Distal Tab that exits the Introducer shaft is in the wrong orientation. This results in the user deploying the bag upside down, which will make tissue encapsulation and bag closure more difficult, introducing the risk of trapping the small bowel/viscera in the bag at closure resulting in patient injury.

Details

Units Affected
350 pieces/70 boxes
Distribution
US Nationwide distribution to states of: AL, CA, CT, FL, IL, MD, MI, MN, MO, NE, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, UT, VA, WA, WI, and WV ; and International (foreign) distribution to: Europe.
Location
Center Valley, PA

Frequently Asked Questions

What product was recalled?
ASC PneumoLiner device, Part No. WA90500US (US market only) The Pneumoliner device is intended for use as a multiple instrument port and tissue containment system during minimally invasive gynecologic laparoscopic surgery to enable the isolation and containment of tissue, considered benign, resected during single-port or multi- site laparoscopic surgery during power morcellation and removal.. Recalled by Olympus Corporation of the Americas. Units affected: 350 pieces/70 boxes.
Why was this product recalled?
Due to manufacturing error, the Pneumoliner Bag Distal Tab that exits the Introducer shaft is in the wrong orientation. This results in the user deploying the bag upside down, which will make tissue encapsulation and bag closure more difficult, introducing the risk of trapping the small bowel/viscera in the bag at closure resulting in patient injury.
Which agency issued this recall?
This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on November 3, 2021. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-0176-2022.