Events

Recall of Device Recall Central Venous Catheter Set Heparin Coated Triple Lumen Polyurethane

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Cook 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
    79050
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0632-2018
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-07-31
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=161242
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,short-term less than 30 days - Product Code FOZ
  • Reason
    Central venous catheters may not fit over guide wire potentially causing procedure delay.
  • Action
    Cook sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall dated July 31, 2017 to affected customers. The letter identified the affected product problem and actions to be taken. The letter instructed customers to (1) Examine inventory immediately to determine if you have affected products and quarantine affected products. (2) Return the affected products to Cook Medical with a copy of the Acknowledgement and Receipt Form to receive a product credit. (3) Even if you do not have affected products on hand, you must still complete the Acknowledgement and Receipt Form and send it via fax (812.339.7316) or email (FieldActionsNA@CookMedical.com). (4) Complete and return the Acknowledgement and Receipt Form attached to this letter within 30 days. (5) Report adverse events to Cook Medical Customer Relations by phone at 800.457.4500 or 812.339.2235, Monday through Friday between 7:30 am and 5:00 pm (Eastern time), or by email via CustomerRelationsNA@CookMedical.com.

Device

Device Recall Central Venous Catheter Set Heparin Coated Triple Lumen Polyurethane
  • Model / Serial
    Lot Number (Expiration date): NS5914753 (28-May-2018), 7252432 (23-September-2017), 7252434 (23-September-2017), 7621767 (06-February-2018)
  • Product Classification
    General Hospital and Personal Use Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide in the states of: AL, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI; the District of Columbia and the countries of Belgium, India Italy, Spain, and United Kingdom.
  • Product Description
    Central Venous Catheter Set Heparin Coated Triple Lumen Polyurethane, Catalog Identifiers: C-UTLM-501J-25-6.5-WCE-BH, C-UTLM-501J-BH || Product Usage: || The central venous catheter is designed for treatment of critically ill patients and is suggested for: 1. Continuous or intermittent drug infusions; 2. Central venous blood pressure monitoring (CVP); 3. Acute hyperalimentation; 4. Blood sampling; 5. Delivery of whole blood or blood products; 6. Simultaneous, separate infusion of drugs
  • Manufacturer
    Cook Inc.

Manufacturer

Cook Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Cook Inc., 750 N Daniels Way, Bloomington IN 47404-9120
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Cook Group Incorporated
  • Source
    USFDA