Events

Recall of QUICK ABG SAMPLER

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by TRUDELL MEDICAL MARKETING LIMITED.

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
    85385
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    1994-12-29
  • 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
    Mfr has determined that after use the needles have a potential for inadvertent withdrawal (backing out) from the stopper cube used for disposal. it is important that universal precautions be utilized for spec.

Device

QUICK ABG SAMPLER

Manufacturer

TRUDELL MEDICAL MARKETING LIMITED