Device recall: Gyrus ACMI Falope-Ring Dilator, item 000878-4. The Falope-Ring Dilator is a conical plastic device that is a component…

Class II FDA enforcement event 68768. Recall start date: 8 Jul 2014. Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: 7 May 2015.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Falope-Ring Dilator for Reusable Falope-Ring Band Applicators have been sold as a stand-alone non-sterile component. The dilator is intended to assist placement of the Falope-Ring band on the reusable Falope applicator.

Class II, in the words of FDA

a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote

Gyrus Medical, Inc started this device recall on 8 Jul 2014. The firm address in the FDA record is in Osseo, MN. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 68768 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 27 Aug 2014. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 7 May 2015.

FDA enforcement report The 1 product record

It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on 1 Oct 2026. openFDA export of 28 Sep 2026.

Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Worldwide - US Nationwide Distribution in the states of AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, LA, MD, MI, ,MN, MS, NH, HY, OH,OR, PA, TN TX, UT, VA, WA, WI,and WV. and the country of CANADA.

Recalling firm

Gyrus Medical, Inc, Osseo, MN.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

1 product record in the event.

FDA event 68768: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
Z-2269-2014	Gyrus ACMI Falope-Ring Dilator, item 000878-4. The Falope-Ring Dilator is a conical plastic device that is a component of the Falope-Ring Band Contraceptive Tubal Occlusion Device procedure pack (FRB-30). The Falope-Ring Band Contraceptive Tubal Occlusion Device (TOD) consists of a cylindrical radiopaque silicone…	507 units	Class II	Terminated	27 Aug 2014

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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Device events that started in 2014: 1,176
Share of these events in Class II: 91%
Product records in this event: 1Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register: 4

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of Gyrus Medical, Inc
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
27 Aug 2014	GYRUS ACMI, REF 3345 -Everest BiCOAG MOLly Forceps 5mm/45cm REF 3345PK - PKS MOLly Forceps 5mm/45cm REF 3640 -Everest Bi	Device	Class II	1
19 Feb 2014	Gyrus ACMI Disposable Falope-Ring Band Applicator Kits. REF 006889-901 and REF 005280-901 (with 8 mm Disposable Trocan).	Device	Class II	1
24 Jul 2013	GYRUS ACMI, REF 3740, Everest BiCOAG Bipolar Dissecting Forceps 5mm/45 cm, Sterile EO. GYRUS ACMI, REF 3740PK, or REF 94	Device	Class II	1

Gyrus Medical, Inc: all 4 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report Z-2269-2014The FDA record of the first product of this event.
FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
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Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 68768. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/68768/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through 28 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: openFDA device enforcement reports
Licence: CC0 1.0
Export date: 28 Sep 2026
Newest FDA report date on the register: 23 Sep 2026

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Questions

Where was the product distributed?: The FDA record gives this distribution: Worldwide - US Nationwide Distribution in the states of AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, LA, MD, MI, ,MN, MS, NH, HY, OH,OR, PA, TN TX, UT, VA, WA, WI,and WV. and the country of CANADA.
What quantity of product is in FDA event 68768?: The FDA record gives this quantity: 507 units
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2014 have the same class?: 91% of the 1,176 device events that started in 2014 are in Class II.