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Z-3269-2011

CombiSet True Flow" 2008K@home Bloodlines Fresenius Medical Care. Used for transferring blood during the...

Fresenius Medical Care Renal Therapies Group, LLC / initiated 2011-08-11 / Terminated / root cause: design

Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. began a recall of CombiSet True Flow" 2008K@home Bloodlines Fresenius Medical Care. Used for transferring blood during the hemodialysis treatment from the patient to the... on . The reason FDA records is "Blood lines coiling tabs #1 and #5 on the arterial line are not in the correct positions". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as design.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-3269-2011
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Fresenius Medical Care Renal Therapies Group, LLC
Product
CombiSet True Flow" 2008K@home Bloodlines Fresenius Medical Care. Used for transferring blood during the hemodialysis treatment from the patient to the dialyzer (artificial kidney), removing extra water and waste products and then returning the filtered blood back to the patient
Product code
ODX Autonomous Extracorporeal Blood Leak Detector/Alarm
Reason for recall
Blood lines coiling tabs #1 and #5 on the arterial line are not in the correct positions
Root cause tag
design
FDA root cause
Device Design
Action
Fresenius Medical Care sent out an "Urgent" recall notice dated August 11, 2011 to all affected customers . The letter included description of the product name, problem and asked them to examine their stock immediately and quarantine bloodlines from the recalled lots. Customers were asked to return the product to Fresenius. For information on this recall call the Fresenius Customer Service Team at 1-800-323-5188.
Quantity in commerce
118 cases
Distribution
Nationwide Distribution.
Product codes and lots
Product Code: 03-2962-3  Lot Numbers: 11ER01800 11ER01801 11ER01802 11ER01804  Exp. Date 05-2014