—#105882

Product

Rusch Flexi-slip Endotracheal Tube Stylet with Soft Distal Tip, 6FR, Catalog numbers: 502501, Teleflex Medical Sdn Bhd, P.O. Box, Industrial Estate, 24600 Kamunting, Perak, Malaysia. Used temporarily to make rigid a flexible tracheal tube to aid its insertion into a patient.

FDA product code: BSR — Stylet, Tracheal Tube
Device class: Class 1
Medical specialty: Anesthesiology
Affected lot / code info: Catalog numbers: 502501, Lot numbers: 10JG05, 10JG28, 10JG35, 10JG42, 10KG07, 10KG30, 10KE48, 10LG22, 10LG25, 11AG02, 11AG25, 11GE07, 11BG11, 11BE08, 11BE09, 11CG16, 11CG19, 11DE15, 11EE30, 11EE21, 11FE24, 11GE29, 11GE30 and 11GG41.

Why it was recalled

Complaints of difficulty removing stylet from the endotracheal tube and possible PVC sheath separation were received.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Pending

Action the firm took

The firm, Teleflex Medical, sent an "Urgent Medical Device Recall Notification" letter dated December 2, 2011 to its Consignees/Customers. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be take. The customers were instructed to immediately discontinue use and quarantine any products with the listed catalog and lot numbers; return the product; complete and return the enclosed Immediate Attention Requested Recall Acknowledgement Form via fax to 1-866-804-9881, Attn: Customer Service (a customer service representative will contact the customer with a returns good authorization number and provide instructions for the return of product to Teleflex medical), even if they have no affected product. If you have any other questions, feel free to contact your local sales representative or Customer Service at 1-866-246-6990.

Recalling firm

Firm: Teleflex Medical
Address: 2917 Weck Dr., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) and countries of: Canada and Europe.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2011-12-02
Posted by FDA: 2012-01-11
Terminated: 2014-04-29
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #105882. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.