AMS 800¿ Urinary Control System
Medical device recall Z-1280-2013. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on May 22, 2013.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on May 22, 2013. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word, and 43 states named
- 77 how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class II is 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.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
American Medical Systems, Inc. is initiating a recall on two components of the AMS 800¿ Urinary Control System, Control Pump & Pressure-Regulating Balloon. These products were released despite not meeting all final product release criteria.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
AMS 800¿ Urinary Control System. The AMS 800¿ Urinary Control System is used to treat urinary incontinence due to reduced outlet resistance (intrinsic sphincter deficiency) following prostate surgery. The AMS 800¿ Urinary Control System is an implantable, fluid filled, solid silicone elastomer device used to treat stress urinary incontinence. It is designed to restore the natural process of urinary control. The device simulates normal sphincter function by opening and closing the urethra at the control of the patient. The AMS 800 system consists of three inter connected components: a cuff, a pump, and a pressure-regulating balloon. The three components are connected with kink-resistant tubing. The AMS 800 can be implanted at either the bulbous urethra or the bladder neck.
77, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
Model # Lot # 72400024 771029003 72400024 794405011 72400024 744211005 72400024 794405007 72400024 744211008 72400024 771029001 72400024 794405006 72400024 771029005 72400024 744211009 72400024 771029016 72400023 741419006 72400024…
Every code shown here, 1,229 characters
Model # Lot # 72400024 771029003 72400024 794405011 72400024 744211005 72400024 794405007 72400024 744211008 72400024 771029001 72400024 794405006 72400024 771029005 72400024 744211009 72400024 771029016 72400023 741419006 72400024 794405001 72400024 794405002 72400024 794405004 72400024 794405005 72400024 794405015 72400024 794405016 72400024 744211001 72400024 744211004 72400024 800345007 72400024 800345014 72400024 771029012 72400024 794405009 72400024 794405012 72400024 794405013 72400024 794405014 72400023 741419004 72400023 741419005 72400023 741419007 72400023 741419009 72400023 741419010 72400024 744211002 72400024 744211003 72400024 744211006 72400024 744211007 72400024 744211010 72400024 744211011 72400024 771029002 72400024 771029004 72400024 771029006 72400024 771029007 72400024 771029008 72400024 771029009 72400024 771029010 72400024 771029011 72400025 803589003 72400024 771029014 72400024 771029015 72400025 803589005 72400024 794405003 72400024 771029013 72400024 794405008 72400024 800345008 72400024 794405010 72400024 800345001 72400024 800345003 72400024 800345004 72400024 800345005 72400024 800345006 72400024 800345009 72400024 800345010 72400024 800345012 72400024 800345015 72400024 800345002
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
Worldwide Distribution -- Nationwide Distribution including the states of AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY,NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA and WI., and the countries of AUSTRIA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, BELGIUM, SWITZERLAND, CZECH REPUBLIC, GERMANY, DENMARK, ESTONIA, SPAIN, FINLAND, FRANCE, GREAT BRITAIN, IRELAND, ITALY, LEBANON, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, SWEDEN, TURKEY, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, IVORY COST, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR, INDIA, JAPAN, MEXICO, NEW ZEALAND, PANAMA and VENEZUELA.
The states and territories these words name
43 states and territories.
Every one of them
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Mississippi
- Montana
- North Carolina
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Puerto Rico
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Vermont
- Washington
- Wisconsin
What FDA means by nationwide
“The term “nationwide” is defined to mean the fifty states or a significant portion. Note that subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
openFDA, its enforcement report fields.
The words say it went outside the United States too.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
Is it still going on?
Terminated, in FDA’s file.
“FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts have been made to remove or correct the violative product in accordance with the recall strategy, and proper disposition has been made according to the degree of hazard.”
openFDA, on “Terminated”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Mar 1, 2013.
- FDA classified it on May 10, 2013.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on May 22, 2013.
- FDA terminated it on Apr 24, 2014.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- American Medical Systems, Inc., of Minnetonka, MN.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
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