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      "status": "Terminated",
      "city": "Minnetonka",
      "state": "MN",
      "country": "United States",
      "classification": "Class II",
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      "product_type": "Devices",
      "event_id": "63540",
      "recalling_firm": "American Medical Systems, Inc.",
      "address_1": "10700 Bren Rd W",
      "address_2": "N/A",
      "postal_code": "55343-9679",
      "voluntary_mandated": "Voluntary: Firm initiated",
      "initial_firm_notification": "Letter",
      "distribution_pattern": "Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including DC and Puerto Rico and the countries of Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Croatia, India, Morocco, Mexico, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Poland, Russian Federation, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, Venezuela, South Africa, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Slovenia, Argentina, China, and Taiwan.",
      "recall_number": "Z-0259-2013",
      "product_description": "AMS AdVance\" Male Sling System  720088-01\tAMS AdVance\" Male Sling System (US)  720088-02\tAMS AdVance\" Male Sling System (Intl)  72404224\tAMS Male TO Sling System (Intl).    The AMS AdVance Male Sling System is intended for the placement of a suburethral sling for the treatment of male stress urinary incontinence (SUI).",
      "product_quantity": "4872",
      "reason_for_recall": "American Medical Systems¿ (AMS) is issuing a voluntary recall on a number of lots of the AdVance¿ Male Sling System (AdVance).    AMS has recently received a small number of complaints regarding the resorbable suture in the AdVance sling not lasting for the entire 15 month shelf life of the product.  An internal investigation has been conducted and confirmed that some sutures degraded prior to the",
      "recall_initiation_date": "20121019",
      "center_classification_date": "20121107",
      "termination_date": "20130411",
      "report_date": "20121114",
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