Events

Recall of Stopcock and Manifold

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Smiths Medical International Ltd (UK).

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
    23016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2018-05-24
  • 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: Smiths Medical Australasia Pty Ltd, c/o KPMG, KPMG Centre, 18 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland
  • Reason
    The manufacturer has identified that several lots of infusion stopcocks may potentially have punctures in their laminate film packaging. these products are subject to field removal due to the potential for compromised sterility integrity.
  • Action
    Product to be returned to supplier

Device

Stopcock and Manifold

Manufacturer

Smiths Medical International Ltd (UK)