Recall of Device Recall LARGE BORE YIRRIGATION SET

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Hospira 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
    68129
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1626-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-03-25
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-05-16
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
  • Event Terminated Date
    2016-12-06
  • 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.
    ICU Medical, Inc. acquired from Pfizer in early 2017, Hospira Infusion Systems, the portion of Hospira dedicated to develop infusion pumps.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Catheter, irrigation - Product Code GBX
  • Reason
    The tyvek cover may not be completely sealed to the rest of the package allowing openings at the edge of the sterile package for the following products: list no. 04693-01, latex free extension set; list no. 06543-01, nonvented y-set for transurethral resection; list no. 06544-01 cystoscopy / irrigation set; list no. 06599-01, large bore y-irrigation set (latex-free); and, list no. 15239-01, 4-lea.
  • Action
    Hospira sent an URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL letter dated March 25, 2014 to all affected customers. The letter included instructions for the direct accounts to: 1) check their inventories and quarantine any of the affected products; 2) complete and return the attached reply form to the fax number or e-mail address on the form; 3) inform potential users of these products of this recall; 4) return the affected products to Stericycle using the labels provided with the letter (additional labels or reply forms can be obtained by calling Stericycle at 877-377-5128, Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST); and, 5) if the products were further distributed, notify those customers and request that they contact Stericycle at 877-377-5128 (Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST). An updated URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL letter dated March 28, 2014 was sent to all affected customers. The letter contained instructions similar to those found in the March 25, 2014 letter.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    List No. 6599-04-01 (6599-01); Lot Numbers:12145NS, 12146NS, 16120NS, 17130NS, 18113NS, 19134NS, 20196NS, 21132NS, 24120NS, 25134NS, 25211NS, 27112NS, 28273NS, 28274NS, 29098NS, 31040NS, 32296NS, 33142NS, 34143NS
  • Product Classification
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - US: Nationwide in the states of (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, UT, WA, WI, WV, WY) including District of Columbia and Puerto Rico; *** the countries of Barbados, Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Libya, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
  • Product Description
    LATEX-FREE; LARGE BORE Y-IRRIGATION SET; Nonvented Set; 100 inch (254 cm); For Flexible Irrigation Container Systems; List No. 6599-01; single use; Hospira || Product Usage: || For Use With Flexible Irrigation Container Systems
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    Hospira Inc., 275 N Field Dr, Lake Forest IL 60045-2579
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA