Recalls / —
—#136224
Product
Low Volume Extension Set, 72' w/Clamp FLL/MLL APV=1.3ml, STERILE, AND FLUID PATH NONPYROGENIC UNLESS PACKAGE IS DAMAGED OR OPENED. LATEX FREE, SINGLE USE Tyvek pouches, 10 per box, Smiths Medical ASD, Inc. Used to administer fluid and drugs intravenously.
- FDA product code
- FPA — Set, Administration, Intravascular
- Device class
- Class 2
- Medical specialty
- General Hospital
- 510(k) numbers
- K831087
- Affected lot / code info
- Product Reorder Number: 537235C; Lot #2761409
Why it was recalled
Smiths Medical has become aware of an issue with the Low Volume Extension Set, (72'' Extension Set) where under-sized tubing was used in the production of 1 lot of product.
Root cause (FDA determination)
Process control
Action the firm took
Smiths Medical sent Urgent Medical Device Recall Notice letters, dated 4 May 2015, requiring its customers to return all affected unused Extension Sets. Please take the following actions: 1. Customers are to inspect their inventory and quarantine any affected Extension Sets. 2. Complete and return the attached Confirmation Form by Fax or by e-mail 3. Upon receipt of the completed form, a customer service representative will contact customers to arrange for exchange of their unused affected Extension Sets for credit or replacement. The notice shall be passed on to all personnel who need to be aware, including points of use. If these affected Extension Sets have been further distributed to other persons or facilities, please promptly forward the recipients a copy of this Urgent Medical Device Recall Notice.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Smiths Medical Asd Inc
- Address
- 6250 Shier Rings Rd, Dublin, Ohio 43016-1270
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- Distributed to the states of KY, MN, NJ, UT, & WI.
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2015-05-04
- Posted by FDA
- 2015-06-08
- Terminated
- 2016-01-20
- Status
- —
Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #136224. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.