Events

Recall of Device Recall KimberlyClark/Ballard TRACH CARE

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Kimberly-Clark Corporation.

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
    34218
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0373-06
  • Event Initiated Date
    2005-11-30
  • Event Date Posted
    2006-01-11
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2006-09-06
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=43287
  • 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
    Catheters, Suction, Tracheobronchial - Product Code BSY
  • Reason
    The integrity of the sterile unit package may become compromised.
  • Action
    Consignees were notified via certified mail, return receipt on 11/30/2005. The neonatal recall was faxed to the two consignees with a method to return product.

Device

Device Recall KimberlyClark/Ballard TRACH CARE
  • Model / Serial
    Catalog number 227, Lot number 317128 & 317129
  • Product Classification
    Anesthesiology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, KY, MD, MO, MN, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV, WY.
  • Product Description
    Kimberly-Clark/Ballard TRACH CARE* - 72 Closed Suction products for Adults, Rx Only * Sterile * Diameter 14 Fr (4.6 mm), 54 cm (21.3 in) * Single Use * Made in Mexico, Manufactured by Ballard Medical Products, Draper, Utah 84020 USA, Distributed in the US by Kimberly-Clark Global Sales, Inc., Roswell, GA 30076 USA.
  • Manufacturer
    Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Manufacturer

Kimberly-Clark Corporation
  • Manufacturer Address
    Kimberly-Clark Corporation, 1400 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Roswell GA 30076
  • Source
    USFDA