Device recall: Adult ThermoGard Dual Dispersive Electrodes (for patients >15 kg.), 10' (3.05m) Cable, Catalog Number 51-7310.…
Class II FDA enforcement event 73607. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
A version of the dual dispersive electrodes may not be compatible with some electrosurgical generators, placing patients at risk for undetected pad lift and a potential burn.
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
Conmed Corporation started this device recall on 18 May 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Utica, NY. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 73607 has 5 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 31 Aug 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 24 May 2018.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide Distribution -- USA, including AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT,…
Recalling firm
Conmed Corporation, Utica, NY.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
5 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-2595-2016 | Adult ThermoGard Dual Dispersive Electrodes (for patients >15 kg.), 10' (3.05m) Cable, Catalog Number 51-7310. Intended to be used for the dispersion and return to the electrosurgical generator. | 307,684 units | Class II | Terminated | 31 Aug 2016 |
| Z-2596-2016 | Adult ThermoGard Dual Dispersive Electrodes (for patients >15 kg.), No Cable, Catalog Number 51-7410. Intended to be used for the dispersion and return to the electrosurgical generator. | 4,480 units | Class II | Terminated | 31 Aug 2016 |
| Z-2597-2016 | Pediatric ThermoGard Dual Dispersive Electrodes (for patients 5-15 kg.), 10' (3.05m) Cable, Catalog Number 51-7710. Intended to be used for the dispersion and return to the electrosurgical generator. | 6,640 units | Class II | Terminated | 31 Aug 2016 |
| Z-2598-2016 | Adult Dual Dispersive Electrodes (for patients >15 kg.), use with the Birtcher Pad Sensing System (PSS) on the Birtcher Systems 6000, 6400, 6500 and CONMED Systems 7500 and 7550 ABC generators or conventional electrosurgery units with similar contact monitoring systems, 10' (3.05m) Cable, Catalog Number 7-382.… | 124,333 units | Class II | Terminated | 31 Aug 2016 |
| Z-2599-2016 | Pediatric Dual Dispersive Electrodes (for patients 5-15 kg.), use with the Birtcher Pad Sensing System (PSS) on the Birtcher Systems 6000, 6400, 6500 and CONMED Systems 7500 and 7550 ABC generators or conventional electrosurgery units with similar contact monitoring systems, 10' (3.05m) Cable, Catalog Number 7-383.… | 4,560 units | Class II | Terminated | 31 Aug 2016 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2016
- 1,232
- Share of these events in Class II
- 91%
- Product records in this event
- 5Median of the firm: 2
- Events of the firm on the register
- 24
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-2595-2016The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 73607. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/73607/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
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- 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 -- USA, including AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT,…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 73607?
- The event has 5 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
307,684 units
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2016 have the same class?
- 91% of the 1,232 device events that started in 2016 are in Class II.