Events

Recall of HEPARIN I.V. FLUSH SYRINGE

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by MEDEFIL 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
    55734
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2010-12-03
  • 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
    Testing of raw material retain samples of the crude heparin contained in the device indicate that the heparin api (activated pharmaceutical ingredient) is contaminated with oversulfated chondroitin sulfate (0.15% to 0.38%). the manufacturer is voluntarily recalling the affected units.

Device

HEPARIN I.V. FLUSH SYRINGE
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: MIH-2235 (Lot serial: H10152); Model Catalog: MIH-3335 (Lot serial: H10152); Model Catalog: MIH-3333 (Lot serial: H10152); Model Catalog: MIH-2223 (Lot serial: H109300); Model Catalog: MIH-2235 (Lot serial: H109300); Model Catalog: MIH-3335 (Lot serial: H109300); Model Catalog: MIH-3333 (Lot serial: H109300); Model Catalog: MIH-2223 (Lot serial: H10262); Model Catalog: MIH-2235 (Lot serial: H10262); Model Catalog: MIH-3335 (Lot serial: H10262); Model Catalog: MIH-3333 (Lot serial: H10262); Model Catalog: MIH-2223 (Lot serial: H10190); Model Catalog: MIH-2235 (Lot serial: H10190); Model Catalog: MIH-3335 (Lot serial: H10190); Model Catalog: MIH-3333 (Lot serial: H10190); Model Catalog: MIH-2223 (Lot serial: H109297); Model Catalog: MIH-2235 (Lot serial: H109297); Model Catalog: MIH-3335 (Lot serial: H109297); Model Catalog: MIH-3333 (Lot serial: H109297); Model Catalog: MIH-2223 (Lot serial: H109293); Model Catalog: MIH-2235 (Lot serial: H109293); Model Catalog: MIH-3335 (Lot serial: H109293);
  • Product Description
    HEPARIN I.V. FLUSH SYRINGES
  • Manufacturer
    MEDEFIL INC.

Manufacturer

MEDEFIL INC.
  • Manufacturer Address
    GLENDALE HEIGHT
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Medefil Inc.
  • Source
    HC