Recalls / —

—#96167

Product

Merit One Step Centesis Drainage Catheter Intended for the percutaneous drainage of fluids

FDA product code

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Affected lot / code info

LOT NO.: F762656, F762657, F775508, F775516, F775524, F775533, F775552. . . . H101842, H101902, H108630, H110628, H110629, H110630, H110631, H113645, H113655, H115407, H115409, H118206 ,H118207, H118208, H118209, H118210, H118211, H121450, H121780, H124502, H124506, H124507, H124508, H124509, H124510, H124511, H134990, H134991, H134992, H134993, H134994, H137477, H139171, H141155, H141162, H144090, H144098, H152489, H161044, H168461, H176238, . . . . . T119693, T121646, T122832,T124548, T130679, T132868, T132953, T133542, T134201, T135053, T137437, T139844, T140413, T140414, T141401, T141403, T141404, T142352, T143776, T146337, T146360, T149794, T150330, T150862, T151354, T153082, T153417, T153437, T153683, T153684, T153987, T154640, T157268, T160213, T162756, T167168, T167454, T167544, T168498, T171102, T171125, T171265, T173628, T173860, T174223, T176638, T176932, T177808, T178914, T179018, T179791, T181437

Why it was recalled

The catheter's valved hub may fail resulting in an inability to drain fluid.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Device Design

Action the firm took

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. sent a Product Safety Notice letter dated November 18, 2010, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to provide a copy of the Safety Notice form to their applicable customers. Advise them to immediately stop using the affected product and to discard it. Customers were asked to complete and sign the Safety Notice forms and fax them to 1-801-208-3378 and send the original Safety Notice Form with both signatures via Federal Express 2nd day air to: Customer Service Merit Medical Systems, Inc. 1600 West Merit Parkway South Jordan, UT 84095-2416 entirety and faxed them For questions regarding this recall call 801-316-4929 or Customer Service at 801-208-4365.

Recalling firm

Firm

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

Address

1600 West Merit Parkway, South Jordan, Utah 84095

Distribution

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - USA including AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, AND WV and the countries of Canada, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK

Timeline

Recall initiated

2010-11-17

Posted by FDA

2011-01-07

Terminated

2012-03-23

Status

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Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #96167. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.