Events

Recall of SAS SURGICAL AIRWAY SET - MILITARY

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by ASSOCIATED HEALTH SYSTEMS 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
    121806
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-10-27
  • 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
    A discrepancy has been found between the expiry dates on the package contents and the package outer labels. the kits may contain individually packaged components that have expiration dates that occur before the expiration date on the outer wrap. inventories need to be checked on this.

Device

SAS SURGICAL AIRWAY SET - MILITARY
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 40307 (Lot serial: all); Model Catalog: 32018 (Lot serial: all); Model Catalog: 40306 (Lot serial: all)
  • Product Description
    CTOMS SAS (Surgical Airway Sets) Military
  • Manufacturer
    ASSOCIATED HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.

Manufacturer

ASSOCIATED HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.