VOLISTA StandOP Surgical Light
Medical device recall Z-1349-2018. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Apr 18, 2018.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Apr 18, 2018. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word, and 18 states named
- 5214 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?
The manufacturer received complaints indicating that the device’s central handle holder detaches easily from the handle holder ring on the light head during clinical use. In the event of such detachment, particles from the handle holder ring could fall into the sterile field during a procedure.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
VOLISTA StandOP Surgical Light; Model numbers VLT600 SF AIM STP, VLT600 DF AIM STP, Ref. codes ARD568811901, ARD568811911 ARD568811951, ARD568811961 The device is designed to illuminate the body of a patient during surgical operations, diagnostics and treatment. These surgical lights may be installed in surgical suites, examining rooms, doctors’ surgeries and outpatient consultations.
5214, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
Model VLT600 SF AIM STP: Ref Code: ARD568811901: Serial Numbers: 21001 21002 22000 Ref Code: ARD568811911: Serial Numbers: 25002 31000 31001 31002 31003 31004 31006 31008 31009 31010 31012 31017 31018 31019 31020 31021 31022 31023 31024…
Every code shown here, 1,017 characters
Model VLT600 SF AIM STP: Ref Code: ARD568811901: Serial Numbers: 21001 21002 22000 Ref Code: ARD568811911: Serial Numbers: 25002 31000 31001 31002 31003 31004 31006 31008 31009 31010 31012 31017 31018 31019 31020 31021 31022 31023 31024 31025 31026 35000 35001 35011 35012 35013 35014 35015 35017 35018 35019 35020 35021 35022 35023 35024 35025 35026 35027 35028 35029 35030 35031 35032 35033 38000 38001 38002 38003 38005 38009 38011 38012 38013 38014 38015 38016 38017 38018 38019 38020 38021 38022 38023 38024 38025 38026 38027 500000 500001 500002 500003 500004 500005 Model VLT600 DF AIM STP: Ref Code: ARD568811951 (Not in distribution in the U.S.) Serial Numbers: 20502 20503 Ref Code: ARD568811961 Serial Numbers: 25005 25006 25007 28003 28004 31000 31001 31002 31003 31004 31005 31006 31008 31009 31011 31012 31013 31014 31015 31016 31017 31019 31020 31030 31031 31039 31040 31041 31042 31043 31044 31045 31046 31047 31048 31049 31050 31051 31052 31053 31054 31055 31056 38025 38026 38027 38028 500001 500002
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: US (nationwide) to states of: AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, ID, IA, KS, KY, ME, MO, NE, NY, OR, TN, TX, UT, and WA; and countries of: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkey, UAE, UK, Yemen and Zimbabwe.
The states and territories these words name
18 states and territories.
Every one of them
- Arkansas
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Iowa
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New York
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
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 Feb 7, 2018.
- FDA classified it on Apr 10, 2018.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Apr 18, 2018.
- FDA terminated it on Sep 2, 2021.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- GETINGE US SALES LLC, of Wayne, NJ.
- 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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