Events

Recall of Reinforced Endotracheal Tubes - Murphy, Magill, Murphy with stylet & Magill with stylet

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Convatec Australia Pty Ltd.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2013-RN-00260-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-03-25
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2013-RN-00260-1
  • Notes / Alerts
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Potential exists for the plastic inner layers of affected reinforced endotracheal tubes to detach (delamination). the potential consequence of delamination is the constriction of the inner lumen of the endotracheal tube.
  • Action
    End users are requested to stop use of all affected devices and return the affected units to their distributor for a credit or replacement units.

Device

Reinforced Endotracheal Tubes - Murphy, Magill, Murphy with stylet & Magill with stylet
  • Model / Serial
    Reinforced Endotracheal Tubes - Murphy, Magill, Murphy with stylet & Magill with styletMultiple lot numbersARTG Number: 137834
  • Manufacturer
    Convatec Australia Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

Convatec Australia Pty Ltd