Excelsior Medical Sterile Triple Lead Tubing Set and Sterile Heavy Duty Triple Lead Tubing Set. To be used...
Excelsior Medical Corp began a recall of Excelsior Medical Sterile Triple Lead Tubing Set and Sterile Heavy Duty Triple Lead Tubing Set. To be used with the Pharm-Assist Dispensing Pump. Used for drug... on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "There is a potential for a leak. A molding defect in the connector that joins the three leads to the main flow line may allow fluid to escape or air to enter the fluid path during transfer of fluids from one container...". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.
Recall record
- Recall number
- Z-2070-2014
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- Posted
- Terminated
- Recalling firm
- Excelsior Medical LLC
- Product
- Excelsior Medical Sterile Triple Lead Tubing Set and Sterile Heavy Duty Triple Lead Tubing Set. To be used with the Pharm-Assist Dispensing Pump. Used for drug reconstitution and/or fluid transfer
- Product code
- LHI Set, I.V. Fluid Transfer
- Reason for recall
- There is a potential for a leak. A molding defect in the connector that joins the three leads to the main flow line may allow fluid to escape or air to enter the fluid path during transfer of fluids from one container to another.
- Root cause tag
- manufacturing process
- FDA root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- Excelsior Medical issued "Urgent Medical Device Recall" notifications/"Customer Reply Forms" dated June 5, 2014 to affected customers via certified mail (return receipt request). The notice informed customers of the issue with the affected product; how to identify affected product; instructed the customers to discontinue use of tubing sets from the affected lots and return the attached form (Customer Reply Form) via fax to Excelsior to make arrangements for return of product. If product was further distributed by the customer the notification instructs them to identify the customer(s) that it was supplied to and notify them at once of the product recall. A phone number was provided in case customers had questions regarding the recall (1.800.487.4276 8:30 am - 5:00 pm EST) as well as an email address ([email protected]).
- Quantity in commerce
- 4250 tubing sets (PA03 - 78 cases; BX03 - 92 cases (each case contains 25 tubing sets))
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Canada.
- Product codes and lots
- Product Code PA03 - Lot Nos.: 03030813, 03050813 and 03091213 Product Code BX03, Lot Nos.: 64031513, 64073113, 64081313, 64090513
Enforcement reports
One row per recalled product line| Recall number | Class | Status | Voluntary or mandated | Report date | Classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-2070-2014 | Class II | Terminated | Voluntary: Firm initiated |
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