Events

Recall of BLOOD ADMINISTRATION SET WITH 80 MICRON

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by CARDINAL HEALTH CANADA INC..

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
    52914
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-10-11
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, 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 Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    There is a labelling issue with the 4c2223 blood component infustion set in which the package label incorrectly states 80 micron filter when the actual filter is a standard blood filter of 170-260 micons in size.

Device

BLOOD ADMINISTRATION SET WITH 80 MICRON
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 4C2223 (Lot serial: > 10 NUMBERS CONTACT MFG)
  • Product Description
    BLOOD ADMINISTRATION SET
  • Manufacturer
    CARDINAL HEALTH CANADA INC.

Manufacturer

CARDINAL HEALTH CANADA INC.
  • Manufacturer Address
    MISSISSAUGA
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Cardinal Health
  • Source
    HC