Megadyne Medical Products, Inc. - 51572001
Megadyne Medical Products, Inc. - 51572001
Lower-risk recall
If two devices are plugged into the same channel/port in the generator, both devices activate. If one device is left laying on the patient, the result could be burning of the patient.
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What happened, in plain English
Megadyne Medical Products, Inc. - 51572001 Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/71071-megadyne-medical-products-inc-51572001.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/71071-megadyne-medical-products-inc-51572001 · Updated September 23, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-2792-2018
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“Megadyne Medical Products, Inc. - 51572001.” GovInfoNow, updated September 23, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/71071-megadyne-medical-products-inc-51572001. Based on FDA recall #Z-2792-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2792-2018%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
This is a low risk product. It is not dangerous to the user.
Who’s affected
All
How to tell if you have this one
Check the product for any signs of damage or wear. If the product is damaged, do not use it.
- Brand
Megadyne Medical Products, Inc.- Product
MegaPower Electrosurgical Generator, Product code 1000, GTIN 10614559103715- Category
Medical device
What to do — step by step
1
Check the product for any signs of damage or wear.
2
If the product is damaged, do not use it.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
FDA distribution: “Worldwide distribution. US Nationwide, Mexico, Europe, Middle East, Latin America, Africa, and Asia Pacific Markets” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 5.7 years after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #Z-2792-2018 (May 15, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2792-2018 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on September 23, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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