Events

Recall of INCISION AND DRAINAGE KITS/TRAYS

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by MEDICAL ACTION INDUSTRIES 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
    46951
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-03-04
  • 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
    As a result of a recent internal audit medical action industries inc. has become aware that certain class ii medical devices have been shipped to canada without the required health canada device license.

Device

INCISION AND DRAINAGE KITS/TRAYS
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 61200 (Lot serial: All lots)
  • Product Description
    INCISION AND DRAINAGE KITS
  • Manufacturer
    MEDICAL ACTION INDUSTRIES INC.

Manufacturer

MEDICAL ACTION INDUSTRIES INC.