—#150881

Product

Atrium Medical 16400 Express Mini 500 dry seal drain Product Usage: To evacuate air and/or fluid from the chest cavity or mediastinum. To help re-establish lung expansion and restore breathing dynamics. To facilitate postoperative collection and reinfusion of autologous blood from the patient s pleural cavity or mediastinal area.

FDA product code: PAD — Chest Drainage Kit
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: General Hospital
Affected lot / code info: All Lot Numbers With Expiration Date Prior To October 2019

Why it was recalled

Outer Packaging is not sterile

Root cause (FDA determination)

Package design/selection

Action the firm took

Atrium Medical issued recall letter on 11/29/16 via two-day express mail delivery advising users: of the problem, updated instructions for use; the new Warning Label applied to the packaging; and requesting to post the warning label near all Atrium chest drain product inventory. A Field Notification Reply Form acknowledging receipt of the Field Notification was requested to be completed and returned. Questions contact Atrium/Maquet/Getinge chest drainage representative or Atrium Customer Service at 1-800-528-7486 (603-880-1433), Monday through Friday between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm (EST).

Recalling firm

Firm: Atrium Medical Corporation
Address: 5 Wentworth Dr, Hudson, New Hampshire 03051-4929

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Algeria, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, China, Columbia, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Tunisia, and Venezuela,

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2016-11-29
Terminated: 2020-09-29
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #150881. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.