Device recall: VAPR TRIPOLAR 90" Degree Suction Electrodes (Model/Catalog No: 225028)

Class II FDA enforcement event 72703. Recall start date: 23 Nov 2015. Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: 12 Apr 2017.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Mitek identified that on VAPR Tripolar 90 Degree Suction Electrode the ablation and coagulation buttons are colored incorrectly. The wiring for each button function was confirmed as correct and the non-conformance impacted button color only

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

DePuy Mitek, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Co. started this device recall on 23 Nov 2015. The firm address in the FDA record is in Raynham, MA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 72703 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 30 Dec 2015. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 12 Apr 2017.

FDA enforcement report The 1 product record

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Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Worldwide Distribution - US Distribution to the states of : AL, CA, CT, FL, KY, MN, MS, ND, NJ, NM and TX., and to the countries of: France, Netherlands and Norway.

Recalling firm

DePuy Mitek, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Co., Raynham, MA.

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 72703: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
Z-0479-2016	VAPR TRIPOLAR 90" Degree Suction Electrodes (Model/Catalog No: 225028)	127	Class II	Terminated	30 Dec 2015

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

The event in context

Device events that started in 2015: 1,153
Share of these events in Class II: 91%
Product records in this event: 1Median of the firm: 2
Events of the firm on the register: 16

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of DePuy Mitek, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Co.
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
24 Feb 2025	COR Disposable Kit, 8 mm. Cartilage Transplant System.	Device	Class II	2
13 Apr 2023	DePuy Mitek BIOKNOTLESS Plus w/ Ethibond-Iindicated for use in soft tissue to bone fixation in association with adequate	Device	Class II	5
4 Nov 2019	Healix Knotless ADV BR 4.75 Suture Anchor	Device	Class II	2
30 Aug 2018	Mitek Screw and Washer Depth Gauge, Product Code 219024	Device	Class II	1
22 Dec 2017	LATARJET EXPERIENCE Sharp Curved Ostetome Product Usage: The Latarjet EXPERIENCE Instability Shoulder Set is intended to	Device	Class II	1
31 Aug 2017	1113 Gravity Tube Set Pk/24 -SH Product Usage: The FMS Gravity Tube Set is intended to deliver irrigation fluid from irr	Device	Class II	1
12 May 2017	DePuy Mitek LATARJET EXPERIENCE-Combo Screw Driver Product Code: 288211 Product Usage: The Latarjet Cortical Screw set i	Device	Class II	5
20 Nov 2015	FMS neXtra 3.5mm Full Radius Cutter Shaver Blades; Product Code: 283305 Intended to provide controlled cutting, shaving,	Device	Class II	3
29 Aug 2013	DePuy Mitek FMS Intermediary Tubing with One-Way valve Product Code: 281142 Product Usage: The Intermediary Tubing for F	Device	Class II	2
15 Apr 2013	DePuy Mitek Tissue Liberator -Blade Up Catalog Number: 214623 The Reusable Arthroscopy Instruments are reusable, non-pow	Device	Class II	1

DePuy Mitek, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Co.: all 16 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report Z-0479-2016The 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 72703. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/72703/. 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 Distribution - US Distribution to the states of : AL, CA, CT, FL, KY, MN, MS, ND, NJ, NM and TX., and to the countries of: France, Netherlands and Norway.
What quantity of product is in FDA event 72703?: The FDA record gives this quantity: 127
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2015 have the same class?: 91% of the 1,153 device events that started in 2015 are in Class II.