Events

Recall of Medela Breast Pump Powered - Detachable Wall Plug

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

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
    20526
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-08-19
  • 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: Fisher and Paykel Healthcare Ltd, 15 Maurice Paykel Place, East Tamaki, AUCKLAND 2013
  • Reason
    The unit is composed of two parts: (1) a detachable wall plug; and (2) the power adapter itself, with cord attached., there are three versions of the wall plug. only one is affected. in rare cases, one version of the detachable wall plug supplied with the medela breastpump could split exposing a live wire and creating a risk of electrick shock.
  • Action
    Product to be returned to supplier

Device

Medela Breast Pump Powered - Detachable Wall Plug
  • Model / Serial
    Model: 099 0273; 099.0018 (AC Power Adapter) 040.0011; 040.0011-1; 042.0014; 030.0040; 030.0040-1; (Breast Pumps), Affected:
  • Manufacturer
    Medela AG

Manufacturer

Medela AG