Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 23276 |
| Brand Name: | WACA Chorion Villus Biopsy Needle Set |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | Chorion Villus Biopsy Needle Set (Echo Tip) - CK-K-CVNS-1821-ROBINSON-ET |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Obex Medical Ltd Level 3, 109 Carlton Gore Road Newmarket Auckland 1023 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 656 539 |
| Manufacturer: | William A Cook Australia Pty Ltd |
| Issue: | The manufacturer is initiating recall of the Cook Chorion Villus Biopsy Needle Set (Echo Tip) CK-K-CVNS-1821-ROBINSON-ET. The diagram on the product label is incorrect. It shows that the 18GA needle has an echotip, and the 21GA does not, whereas the product is designed such that the 21GA needle has the echotip and the 18GA needle does not. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Product to be returned to supplier |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 2/7/2018 |
