—#54603

Product

Merit Medical Surgical Convenience Kits, Custom and SPPT, Merit Medical, South Jordan, UT 84065. Part numbers: K05-01767A, K05-01769, K05-01769A, K09-03843M, K09-03951M, K09-05894F, K09-08610, K10-00033Q, K10-00382M, K10-00685K, K10-00984F, K10-01531F, K10-01826D, K10-01826F, K10-02902B, K10-03080D, K10-03378C, K10-03397B, K10-03590A, K10-03590B, K10-03659D, K10-03659F, K10-03659G, K10-03689, K10-03907B, K12-01342D, K12-01444B, K12-01468, K12-01484A, K12-01487, K12-01490A, K12-01593, K12-01638, K12-01661, K12-01667, K12-01667A, K12-01964, K12-01968, K12-02098, SPPT-100/C, SPPT-5F-10C, SPPT-5F-10L/A, SPPT-5F-7/C, SPPT-5F-7L/A.

FDA product code: LRO — General Surgery Tray
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: General, Plastic Surgery
Affected lot / code info: Merit Lot Numbers: A339685, A342805, A343855, A344934, A348869, A350784, A350904, A353811, A355556, A357384, A357617, A358608, A360773, A361301, A364800,A365752, A366125, A366523, A367651, A371190, A372815, A374857, A375138, A375848, A376973, A377976, A381997, A384786, A387975, F390117, F399800, F406192, F434870, F440785, F440789, F440801, F440803, F442051, F449479, F449481, F449482, F449483, F453020, F453170, F455150, F456553, F465539, F465540, F470421, F471056, F471659, F473566, F474320, F476314, F476367, F476543, F476597, F477729, F480127, F480129, F480131, F480140, F482129, F482853, F488460, F488709, F488858, F489432, F491275, F491462, F491656, F491659, F492220, F492223, F494547, F495828, F496118, F496939, F502345, F504184, F505776, F505782, F505785, F505786, F505790, F505794, F505799, F508595, F509197, F511015, F513651, F514433, F514954, F514957, F515853, F517537, F517708, F518306, F520504, F523595, F526626, F528413, F534059, F536871, F537731, F538716, F548977, F548978.

Why it was recalled

Expiration Dating; Some Convenience Kits contain medications and/or skin preparations that may expire before the expiration date on the outer package label.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Error in labeling

Action the firm took

An August 22, 2007, Product Correction/Removal letter was issued to all distributors requesting return of affected lots and sub recall notification to their consignees.

Recalling firm

Firm: Merit Medical Systems, Inc
Address: 1600 West Merit Pkwy South, Jordan, Utah 84095-2416

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Nationwide

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2007-08-15
Posted by FDA: 2007-09-25
Terminated: 2011-05-13
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #54603. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.