Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 15596 |
| Brand Name: | ASP Sterrad Booster |
| Model: | Catalogue Numbers: 15400 |
| Affected: | All units |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Johnson & Johnson (New Zealand) Limited 507 Mt Wellington Highway Mt Wellington AUCKLAND 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 922 638 |
| Manufacturer: | Advanced Sterilization Products Inc |
| Brand Name: | ASP Sterrad Adapters |
| Model: | Product codes: 15401, 15402, 15403, 15407 |
| Affected: | All units |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Johnson & Johnson (New Zealand) Limited 507 Mt Wellington Highway Mt Wellington AUCKLAND 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 922 638 |
| Manufacturer: | Advanced Sterilization Products Inc |
| Issue: | Issue 1: Manufacturer has identified that the IFU for the STERRAD Booster and STERRAD Adaptor include incorrect instructions and potential consequences are failing to use the device when needed (potentially resulting in a lumen which is not sterile) or using the devices when not needed (potentially resulting in residual hydrogen peroxide left in the lumen) Issue 2: The manufacturer has introduced a new verification tool that should be used with STERRAD® Boosters and STERRAD® Adaptors. This new tool is a checklist that should be printed and used to provide verification of the proper use of the STERRAD® Booster/Adaptor before and after the STERRAD® sterilization cycle. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Instructions for use to be updated |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 15/11/2013 |
