Events

Recall of Laerdal Suction Unit

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Laerdal Medical AS.

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
    14639
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-05-15
  • 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.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Laerdal (New Zealand) Ltd, Unit O, Cain Commerical Centre, 20 Cain Road, Penrose
  • Reason
    The vacuum needed to creat suction cannot be created if the hard canister and the single-use liner are not properly seated during use, or if the liner separates from the canister during use.
  • Action
    Product to be returned to supplier

Device

Laerdal Suction Unit
  • Model / Serial
    Model: Item numbers: 78001033, 770462, 770461, Affected: All lots
  • Manufacturer
    Laerdal Medical AS

Manufacturer

Laerdal Medical AS