Recall of Device Recall Fresenius Crit Line

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc..

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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
    70288
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1047-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-12-19
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-02-03
  • Event Status
    Completed
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
  • 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
    Accessories, blood circuit, hemodialysis - Product Code KOC
  • Reason
    Potential for misinterpretation of the graphic display of the blood volume ( bv) slope.
  • Action
    FMCRTG, LLC representatives contacted Clinics on 12/19/14 by visit/telephone phone) and removed all CLiC units.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Serial Numbers: 1C31M140038 1C31M140040 1C31M140041 1C31M140042 1C31M140033 1C31M140034 1C31M140035 1C31M140030 1C31M140075 1C31M140031 1C31M140027 1C31M140054 1C31M140057 1C31M140060 1C31M140039 1C31M140056 1C32M140005, 1C32M140059, 1C32M140058, 1C32M140014, 1C32M140013, 1C32M140004, 1C32M140012, 1C32M140011, 1C32M140009, 1C32M140008, 1C32M140003, 1C32M140007, 1C32M140006, 1C32M140023, 1C32M140021, 1C32M140022, 1C32M140020, 1C31M140073, 1C31M140050
  • Product Classification
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    CT, NY
  • Product Description
    Fresenius Crit Line in a Clip (CLiC) with SW version 2.51 Model Number: CL10041001. A continuous real-time monitor for non-invasive hematocrit, oxygen saturation and percent change in blood volume calculation during hemodialysis treatment.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., 920 Winter St, Waltham MA 02451-1521
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA