Events

Recall of Hospira Receptal Canister

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Hospira 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
    15499
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-10-11
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
    ICU Medical, Inc. acquired from Pfizer in early 2017, Hospira Infusion Systems, the portion of Hospira dedicated to develop infusion pumps.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Hospira NZ Ltd, 58 Richard Pearse Drive, Airport Oaks, Mangere, Auckland 2022
  • Reason
    It is possible that if an incorrectly sized liner is used with a different size canister the lid may not fit and the vacuum/suction will not be sufficient and/or consistent. hospira requests that users do not use incorrectly sized receptal liners with receptal canisters.
  • Action
    Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use

Device

Hospira Receptal Canister
  • Model / Serial
    Model: All models, Affected: All lots
  • Manufacturer
    Hospira Inc

Manufacturer

Hospira Inc
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Pfizer
  • Source
    NZMMDSA