Class II — Potential Health Hazard

Potential health hazard — use of or exposure to this product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

ARTAS Disposable Kit ( Contains Skin Tensioner FP-45384 Recalled by Restoration Robotics Due to Reports of discoloration (residue) on the pins of...

Date: October 13, 2013
Company: Restoration Robotics
Status: Terminated
Source: FDA (Device)

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund. If you have questions, contact Restoration Robotics directly.

Affected Products

ARTAS Disposable Kit ( Contains Skin Tensioner FP-45384; Inner Needle with Vacuum Tube FP-45385; Dissection Punch 4.0mm FP-23304; Saline Nose Cone FP-45387; Follicle Trap - FP-23306 and Non-sterile Disposable Clinical Kit FP -23267): and ARTAS Disposable Kits, 18 Gauge Epsilon (Contains Disposable Kit, 18 Gauge Epsilon FP 45547 and Non-Sterile Disposable Kit FP-23267). RX. Product Usage: Skin Tensioner is applied to patients scalp during follicular harvesting during hair restoration procedure. Product applies tension to scalp to facilitate follicular extractions.

Quantity: 515 US, 315 International (all packaging configurations)

Why Was This Recalled?

Reports of discoloration (residue) on the pins of the skin tensioner have been received by several customers. Discoloration due to insufficient cleaning of stainless steel pins during passivation process. The residue has been identified as a compound of iron and chlorine.

Where Was This Sold?

This product was distributed nationwide across all 50 states.

Affected (51 states)Not affected

About Restoration Robotics

Restoration Robotics has 4 total recalls tracked by RecallDetector.

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Data sourced from the FDA (Device). Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report