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Z-1855-2022Class II

MEDLINE CLEARPRO DOUBLE SWIVEL CLOSED SUCTION CATHETER, flat peel pouch EA, 10 EA per Inner Carton (IC), 20...

MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield / initiated 2022-08-03 / Open, Classified

MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield began a recall of MEDLINE CLEARPRO DOUBLE SWIVEL CLOSED SUCTION CATHETER, flat peel pouch EA, 10 EA per Inner Carton (IC), 20 EA/2 Inner cartons per Case (CS). Labeled as... on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Potential for the suction catheter to come apart from the green connector near the thumb valve. The connector is coming apart from the assembled device when pulling the catheter out of the artificial airway in the...". As of , the recall status on record is Open, Classified.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-1855-2022
Classification
Class II
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated
Posted
Recalling firm
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Product
MEDLINE CLEARPRO DOUBLE SWIVEL CLOSED SUCTION CATHETER, flat peel pouch EA, 10 EA per Inner Carton (IC), 20 EA/2 Inner cartons per Case (CS). Labeled as follows: a. ET LENGTH DOUBLE SWIVEL, 12 Fr, Item Number/REF: DYNCPDS12; b. ET LENGTH DOUBLE SWIVEL, 14 Fr, Item Number/REF: DYNCPDS14; c. ET LENGTH DOUBLE SWIVEL, 16 Fr, Item Number/REF: DYNCPDS16
Product code
BSY Catheters, Suction, Tracheobronchial
Reason for recall
Potential for the suction catheter to come apart from the green connector near the thumb valve. The connector is coming apart from the assembled device when pulling the catheter out of the artificial airway in the patient suctioning process.
FDA root cause
Under Investigation by firm
Action
On about 08/03/2022, Medline notified consignees via first class mail letter of the recall. The letter instructed consignees to immediately review inventory and destroy all affected product and complete the response form indicated at the link provided in the letter. Distributors were instructed to notify customers if further distributed, instruct those customers destroy any affected product, and include customer quantities on response form.
Quantity in commerce
65,320 units
Distribution
Nationwide distribution to AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY, and Puerto Rico. International distribution to Canada, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Qatar, United Arab Emirates
Product codes and lots
a. UDI-DI (GTIN) case: (01)20888277703367; UDI-DI (GTIN) Each: (01)10888277703360, Lot Number 6922040021; b. UDI-DI (GTIN) case: (01)20888277703381; UDI-DI (GTIN) Each: (01)10888277703384, Lot Numbers 6921050011, 6921070011, 6921070021, 6921060011, 6921060021, 6921080011, 6921100011, 6921100021, 6921120011, 6922010011, 6922020021, 6922030011; c. UDI-DI (GTIN) case: (01)20888277703404; UDI-DI (GTIN) Each: (01)10888277703407, Lot Number 6921120021

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-1855-2022
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-1855-2022Class IIOngoingVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-1856-2022Class IIOngoingVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-1857-2022Class IIOngoingVoluntary: Firm initiated