Events

Recall of GROSHONG/CATH-TECH CV CATHETER REPAIR KIT

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by BARD 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
    97135
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-04-28
  • 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
    Bard is informing customers that the case label for specific lots of the replacement connector for groshong nxt picc (product code 7812500 only) incorrectly identifies the connector colour as "white" whereas the connector is red and is correctly identified by the unit label as red. no product return is required.

Device

GROSHONG/CATH-TECH CV CATHETER REPAIR KIT
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 7812500 (Lot serial: REXE1882); Model Catalog: 7812500 (Lot serial: REXA1014); Model Catalog: 7812500 (Lot serial: REWJ1000); Model Catalog: 7812500 (Lot serial: REVH0216); Model Catalog: 7812500 (Lot serial: REWE1332); Model Catalog: 7812500 (Lot serial: REWD0696); Model Catalog: 7812500 (Lot serial: REWB1353); Model Catalog: 7812500 (Lot serial: REWG1375)
  • Product Description
    REPLACEMENT CONNECTORGROSHONG NXT PICC
  • Manufacturer
    BARD CANADA INC.

Manufacturer

BARD CANADA INC.