—#160082

Product

Medivance ArcticGel Small Pad Kit - a box containing a single foil pouch, which contains a set of four (4) pads. A set of pads comprise a left and a right torso pad, and a left and a right thigh pad. Is a Thermal regulating system, indicated for monitoring and controlling patient temperature in adult and pediatric patients of all ages.

FDA product code: DWJ — System, Thermal Regulating
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Cardiovascular
510(k) numbers: K142702
Affected lot / code info: Product Code: 31705 Lot # NGBS1063

Why it was recalled

Hydrogel peeling from the pads.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Equipment maintenance

Action the firm took

Bard Medical sent an Urgent: Medical Product Recall letter on October 16, 2017 to all affected customers. Instructions: 1. Check all inventory locations within your institution for ARCTICGEL" Pad(s) Your facility may have received at least one Medivance ARCTICGEL" Small Pad Kit, product code 317-05, with the lot code NGBS1063. Please refer to the diagram on Attachment 1 to help you locate the product number and lot number of your ARCTICGEL" Pad(s). Please remove any identified affected product(s) from your shelves and complete steps 2-4 below. 2.Do not further use any affected product(s) 3. If you have unused affected product(s) for return: a. Fill out the Customer Recall and Effectiveness Check Form Write in the product(s) number and affected lot(s) number (product code 317-05, lot number NGBS1063) in the table provided along with quantities of each, then complete the bottom of the form with your facilitys information. b. Call or email the recall coordinator (using the contact information on the form) to obtain an RCL number to include on the Customer Recall and Effectiveness Check Form. Return the form to the recall coordinator via FAX: 1-770-784-6469 or E-MAIL: bmd.recall@crbard.com). If you cannot Fax or E-mail the form, please call 1-800-793-8110 and report the required information verbally. c. Upon receipt of the Recall & Effectiveness Check Form, the Recall Coordinator will issue you a FedEx shipping label and instructions for the return of the affected product(s). Please mark the outside package as RECALLED PRODUCT and include the RCL number. All product(s) should be returned to the following shipping address. d. BMD will provide replacement products at no charge for your returned, unused, affected product(s) (ARCTICGEL" Small Pad Kits, product code 317-05, lot number NGBS1063). 4.If you have No Affected Product available for return: No further action is needed. BARD ARCTICGEL" Pad lot codes that are not part of affected lot NG

Recalling firm

Firm: C.R. Bard, Inc.
Address: 8195 Industrial Blvd NE, Covington, Georgia 30014-1497

Distribution

Distribution pattern: US Distribution to the states of : FL, LA, IL, CA, MO, MN, TX, OK, TN, and NY

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2017-10-16
Terminated: 2020-06-24
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #160082. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.