Medical Device
Manufacturing
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Z-2391-2021Class I

LiquaSonic Ultrasound Gel 250mL, Model No. 001205

Athena Medical Products Inc / initiated 2021-08-20 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process

Athena Medical Products Inc began a recall of LiquaSonic Ultrasound Gel 250mL, Model No. 001205 on . FDA classified it as Class I and gives the reason as "Ultrasound gels and lotions manufactured by Eco-Med Pharmaceutical, Inc. may contain bacterial contamination. On August 18, 2021, FDA published a Letter to Health Care Providers to further address this issue...". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-2391-2021
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Athena Medical Products Inc
Product
LiquaSonic Ultrasound Gel 250mL, Model No. 001205
Product code
ITX Transducer, Ultrasonic, Diagnostic
Reason for recall
Ultrasound gels and lotions manufactured by Eco-Med Pharmaceutical, Inc. may contain bacterial contamination. On August 18, 2021, FDA published a Letter to Health Care Providers to further address this issue: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/letters-health-care-providers/stop-using-all-eco-med-ultrasound-gels-and-lotions-due-risk-bacterial-contamination-letter-health.
Root cause tag
manufacturing process
FDA root cause
Process control
Action
On August 20, 2021, the firm issued an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter to its only customer, who is a distributor. The letter explained the product issue and asked that the distributor identify their customers and notify them at once of the product recall. ALL lots of product should be returned or destroyed. Athena will no longer purchase or distribute products manufactured by Eco-Med. If you or your customers have any questions you can call the Recall Coordinator at 888-216-7307 or email [email protected].
Quantity in commerce
12,240 cases of 12
Distribution
Distributed to one distributor within the US.
Product codes and lots
UDI 00856589006120, All lot codes. Product will be discontinued and will not be reintroduced.

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-2391-2021
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-2391-2021Class ITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2392-2021Class ITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated