Events

Recall of PRESSURE INJECTABLE PICC KIT

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by TELEFLEX MEDICAL 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
    87899
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-06-01
  • 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
    Arrow international is recalling the product referenced above because these finished good kits may contain 5 fr peel-away sheaths instead of the required 4 fr peel-away sheaths. using a 5 fr sheath instead of a 4 fr sheath could cause excessive bleeding after insertion of the device.

Device

PRESSURE INJECTABLE PICC KIT
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: CDA-35041-HPK1A (Lot serial: 23F16M0263)
  • Product Description
    PRESSURE INJECTABLE PICC KIT
  • Manufacturer
    TELEFLEX MEDICAL CANADA INC.

Manufacturer

TELEFLEX MEDICAL CANADA INC.