—#125902

Product

Sengstaken Tube and Sengstaken-Blakemore Tube. Teleflex product codes 204800, 204802, and 204803, a gastrointestinal tube and accessories, consisting of flexible or semi-rigid tubing used for instilling fluids into, withdrawing fluids from, splinting, or suppressing bleeding of the alimentary tract.

FDA product code: KNT — Tubes, Gastrointestinal (And Accessories)
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Gastroenterology, Urology
510(k) numbers: K981203
Affected lot / code info: Lots 10251, 10201, 10301, 10401, 10481, 10381, 11041, 11321, 12151, 12231, 1226, 11201, 12311, 123821, 12474, 13151, 13191, 13211, 13261, 13381

Why it was recalled

Sterility of the product cannot be guaranteed.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Other

Action the firm took

Letters were issued on 3/4/2014 to consignees asking them to immediately discontinue use and quarantine any products with the recalled catalog numbers. Distributors were also asked to conduct a sub-recall. The recall letters included a Recall Acknowledgment Form which was to be faxed back to Teleflex.

Recalling firm

Firm: Teleflex Medical
Address: 4024 Stirrup Creek Dr, Durham, North Carolina 27703-9000

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including the states of AL, AK, AR, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IA, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, and WI, and the countries of Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bermuda, Bahamas, Boliva, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Germany Guatemala, Denmark, Estonia, Egypt, Finland, France, Great Britain, Georgia, Guadeloupe, Greece, Guyana, Curacao, Hungary, Israel, India, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Madagascar, Macedonia, Martinique, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Peru, French Polynesia, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Spain, Suriname, San Salvador, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Zambia.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2014-03-04
Posted by FDA: 2014-04-24
Terminated: 2016-01-28
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #125902. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.