Events

Recall of Mediplast Bronchial Suction Tip 300mm

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

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
    18160
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-03-10
  • 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: Obex Medical Ltd, 303 Manukau Road, Epsom, AUCKLAND
  • Reason
    There is a mismarking in the product packaging. the suffix -vc means that the product should be with a vacuum control handle, however with this particular lot no the packing contains the standard 6061616233 product without a vacuum control hole in the handle.
  • Action
    Product to be returned to supplier

Device

Mediplast Bronchial Suction Tip 300mm
  • Model / Serial
    Model: Product Code: MEDP-6061616233VC, Affected: Lot number: 140902
  • Manufacturer
    Mediplast AB

Manufacturer

Mediplast AB
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Addlife Ab
  • Source
    NZMMDSA