Events

Recall of ULTRAFILTER U-9000

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
    122223
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-08-11
  • 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
    There is a possibility of external fluid leakage with all lots of ultrafilter u9000 (model number u9000) as a result of multiple disinfections using a sodium carbonatebased solution (clean cart a).

Device

ULTRAFILTER U-9000
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: U 9000 (Lot serial: ALL LOTS)
  • Product Description
    ULTRAFILTER U9000
  • Manufacturer
    CARDINAL HEALTH CANADA INC.

Manufacturer

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