CLASS II Device recall · Reported 17 Dec 2014 · FDA Enforcement Report

Model Number ASHA4730-01: Ambient HipVac 50 Wand with Integrated recalled

ArthroCare Medical is recalling Model Number ASHA4730-01: Ambient HipVac 50 Wand with Integrated, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 27 Oct 2014 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.

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Lot, batch or date codesModel Number ASHA4730-01 (HipVac) lot numbers: 1021255, 1021620, 1022188, 1022482, 1022636, 1023089, 1024067, 1025482, 1025480, 102481, 1025764, 1025765, 1026875, 1027163, 1027702, 1028327, 1029265, 1030025, 1031353, 1031759, 1031760, 1032765, 1032766, 1033773, 1033974, 1034227, 1034451, 1035036, 1035295, 1038550, 1039318, 1039903, 1042371, 1042370, 1043421, 1044678, 1045361, 1046599, 1047067, 1050441, 1053407, 1053408, 1052669, 1054471, 1056213, 1057010, 1055117, 1058810, 1058291, 1059396, 1061007, 1061008, 1064276, 1064641, 1065989, 1070710, 1070711, 1071321, 1071322, 1071360, 1071361, 1073431, 1073432, 1074079, 1074140, 1076027, 1077459, 1078013, 1078911 Model Number ASHA5050-01 (KVac) lot numbers: 1044887, 1050012, 1053720, 1054965, 1055700, 1068390, 1068391, 1068392, 1068393, 1076028, 1078916, 1078918

Quantity recalled23,119 devices

Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.

Recall details

Recall number: Z-0579-2015
FDA event ID: 69667
Recalling firm: ArthroCare Medical, Austin, TX
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Recall initiated: 27 Oct 2014
FDA classified: 10 Dec 2014
Reported: 17 Dec 2014
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Customers notified by: Letter
Reason category: Sterility
Device type: Hip & Knee Implants

Timeline

27 Oct 2014	Recall initiated by company
10 Dec 2014	Classified by FDA	+44 days
17 Dec 2014	Published in enforcement report	+7 days

Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.

Reason for recall

Potential breach of sterile barrier due to defective product tray.

A sterility recall means a product that must be sterile, such as an injection or eye drop, may be contaminated. Using a non-sterile product can cause serious infection.

Product as listed by the FDA

Model Number ASHA4730-01: Ambient HipVac 50 Wand with Integrated Finger Switches and Model Number ASHA5050-01: Ambient KVac Wand with Integrated Finger Switches. The Wands are indicated for the resection, ablation, and coagulation of soft tissue, and hemostasis of blood vessels in arthroscopic and orthopedic procedures.

Where it was distributed

Worldwide Distribution-US (nationwide) and the countries of Austria, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Ireland, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and UK.

Nationwide

Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

Potential breach of sterile barrier due to defective product tray.

Which lots are affected?

Model Number ASHA4730-01 (HipVac) lot numbers: 1021255, 1021620, 1022188, 1022482, 1022636, 1023089, 1024067, 1025482, 1025480, 102481, 1025764, 1025765, 1026875, 1027163, 1027702, 1028327, 1029265, 1030025, 1031353, 1031759, 1031760, 1032765, 1032766, 1033773, 1033974, 1034227, 1034451, 1035036, 1035295, 1038550, 1039318, 1039903, 1042371, 1042370, 1043421, 1044678, 1045361, 1046599, 1047067, 1050441, 1053407, 1053408, 1052669, 1054471, 1056213, 1057010, 1055117, 1058810, 1058291, 1059396, 1061007, 1061008, 1064276, 1064641, 1065989, 1070710, 1070711, 1071321, 1071322, 1071360, 1071361, 1073431, 1073432, 1074079, 1074140, 1076027, 1077459, 1078013, 1078911 Model Number ASHA5050-01 (KVac) lot numbers: 1044887, 1050012, 1053720, 1054965, 1055700, 1068390, 1068391, 1068392, 1068393, 1076028, 1078916, 1078918

Where was it sold?

What should I do if I have it?

Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.

What does Class II mean?

Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.

Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.

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