ConMed Corporation: Medical Device Recall in 2012 - (Recall #: Z-0503-2013)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2012.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

WANG Transbronchial Aspiration Needles Cat. No. MW-322, WANG Cytology Needles, Central, Mediastinal and Hilar Regions, 22 g x 13 mm long needle. --- Common Name: Bronchoscope (flexible or rigid) and accessories. The ConMed WANG Transbronchial Aspiration Needles are designed for use with a bronchoscope. They are used to puncture the tracheobronchial wall and to aspirate sufficient tissue and/or cell specimens to stage bronchogenic carcinoma. These are disposable sterile, single-use devices.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: November 20, 2012

Date Posted: December 19, 2012

Recall Number: Z-0503-2013

Event ID: 63728

Reason for Recall:

ConMed received complaints from a user facility reporting that the WANG Transbronchial Aspiration Needles would not insert properly through the instrument channel of a 2.0 mm bronchoscope. If the device will not fit through the instrument channel of a 2.0 mm bronchoscope, it must be replaced with an alternate device and could result in minor inconvenience to the user.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: Total 452

Code Information:

Beginning Lot Code 1209171, Ending Lot Code 1210101. Lot codes on boxes and packaging contain a lot code in the following form 12 09 17 1 where 12 represents the year (2012), 09 represents the month (September), 17 is the day of the month, and 1 is the Manufacturing Shift Code (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 9).

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - USA including CA , FL, IA, IN, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, NC, NM, OH, PA, TX. Foreign distribution to Spain, Portugal, Japan and Hungary.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated