Events

Recall of PREVALON AIRTAP BOOSTER PUMP

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
    56832
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-08-09
  • 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
    Customer complaints associated with the prevalon airtap system booster pump (model 7450) have identified poor reliability in the field. there are two failure modes identified: lack of power due to a hardware failure internal to the booster pump and damage to the hose.

Device

PREVALON AIRTAP BOOSTER PUMP
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 7450 (Lot serial: N/A)
  • Product Description
    Prevalon AirTAP Booster Pump
  • Manufacturer
    CARDINAL HEALTH CANADA INC.

Manufacturer

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