FDA Device recall Z-0037-2015
The Hulka Clip is a sterile packaged medical device that carries a two year expiration date
- FDA Device
- Class II
- terminated
- Published 2014-10-15
On 2014-10-15 the FDA classified a Class II recall of The Hulka Clip is a sterile packaged medical device that carries a two year expiration date by Richard Wolf Medical Instruments, citing richard Wolf Medical Instrument Corporation is recalling Hulka Clip Tubal Occluding Device lot 51000232. The devices are being recalled as a part of an investigation into a biocom….
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| Agency | FDA Device |
|---|---|
| Recall number | Z-0037-2015 |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | terminated |
| Initiated | 2014-07-09 |
| Published | 2014-10-15 |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13 11:53 UTC |
| Company | Richard Wolf Medical Instruments |
| Distribution | US |
Product
The Hulka Clip is a sterile packaged medical device that carries a two year expiration date. It is packaged two clips per procedural tray. Theses procedural trays are then sealed in a Tyvek/Mylar pouch and packaged in a cardboard shipping carton with ten pouches in each shipping carton.
Reason
Richard Wolf Medical Instrument Corporation is recalling Hulka Clip Tubal Occluding Device lot 51000232. The devices are being recalled as a part of an investigation into a biocompatibility test discrepancy where the recalled lot (lot 51000232) passed final release testing, but the subsequent lot failed biocompatibility testing on a component that was also used to manufacture lot 51000232.
Identifiers
| code_info | Product Code: 4986.09; Lot: 51000232 |
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Status history
No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:53 UTC. Current status: terminated.
Source
Official record: https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0037-2015%22
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