Events

Safety Alert for curlin intravenous administration sets

According to Department of Health, this safety alert involved a device in Hong Kong that was produced by Moog Medical Devices Group.

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Alerts provide important information and recommendations about products. Even though an alert has been issued, it does not necessarily mean a product is considered to be unsafe. Safety Alerts, addressed to health workers and users, may include recalls. They can be written by manufacturers, but also by health officials.

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert
  • Date
    2012-05-24
  • Event Date Posted
    2012-05-24
  • Event Country
    Hong Kong
  • Event Source
    DH
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.mdco.gov.hk/english/safety/recalls/recalls_20120524.html
  • Notes / Alerts
    Hong Kong data is current through September 2018. All of the data comes from the Department of Health (Hong Kong), 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 data from the U.S. and Hong Kong.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Medical Device Safety Alert
  • Reason
    Medical device safety alert: moog curlin intravenous administration sets the united states food and drug administrations (fda) has issued a firm press release concerning the voluntary recall of selected curlin intravenous administration sets, sold and distributed in the united states between december 2011 and may 2012 and manufactured by moog medical devices group. the manufacturer found that use of the affected sets may cause desanguination (blood loss), an under-delivery of prescribed medication/fluid, or a potential delay in therapy. customer complaints have identified three out of 544,900 suspect sets manufactured for the united states. so far, the manufacturer has not received any reports injury or death as a result of this issue. for details, please refer to fda website http://www.Fda.Gov/safety/recalls/ucm305208.Htm if you are in possession of the product, please contact your supplier for necessary actions. posted on 24 may 2012.

Device

curlin intravenous administration sets
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    Medical Device Safety Alert: Moog Curlin Intravenous Administration Sets
  • Manufacturer
    Moog Medical Devices Group

Manufacturer

Moog Medical Devices Group
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Moog Inc
  • Source
    DH