Events

Recall of Device Recall Merit One Step Centesis Drainage Catheter

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Merit Medical Systems, 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
    57418
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0866-2011
  • Event Initiated Date
    2010-11-17
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-01-07
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-03-23
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=96167
  • 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 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 data.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Catheter, irrigation - Product Code gbx
  • Reason
    The catheter's valved hub may fail resulting in an inability to drain fluid.
  • Action
    Merit Medical Systems, Inc. sent a Product Safety Notice letter dated November 18, 2010, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to provide a copy of the Safety Notice form to their applicable customers. Advise them to immediately stop using the affected product and to discard it. Customers were asked to complete and sign the Safety Notice forms and fax them to 1-801-208-3378 and send the original Safety Notice Form with both signatures via Federal Express 2nd day air to: Customer Service Merit Medical Systems, Inc. 1600 West Merit Parkway South Jordan, UT 84095-2416 entirety and faxed them For questions regarding this recall call 801-316-4929 or Customer Service at 801-208-4365.

Device

Device Recall Merit One Step Centesis Drainage Catheter
  • Model / Serial
    LOT NO.: F762656, F762657, F775508, F775516, F775524, F775533, F775552. . . . H101842, H101902, H108630, H110628, H110629, H110630, H110631, H113645, H113655, H115407, H115409, H118206 ,H118207, H118208, H118209, H118210, H118211, H121450, H121780, H124502, H124506, H124507, H124508, H124509, H124510, H124511, H134990, H134991, H134992, H134993, H134994, H137477, H139171, H141155, H141162, H144090, H144098, H152489, H161044, H168461, H176238, . . . . . T119693, T121646, T122832,T124548, T130679, T132868, T132953, T133542, T134201, T135053, T137437, T139844, T140413, T140414, T141401, T141403, T141404, T142352, T143776, T146337, T146360, T149794, T150330, T150862, T151354, T153082, T153417, T153437, T153683, T153684, T153987, T154640, T157268, T160213, T162756, T167168, T167454, T167544, T168498, T171102, T171125, T171265, T173628, T173860, T174223, T176638, T176932, T177808, T178914, T179018, T179791, T181437
  • Product Classification
    General and Plastic Surgery Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA including AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, AND WV and the countries of Canada, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK
  • Product Description
    Merit One Step Centesis Drainage Catheter || Intended for the percutaneous drainage of fluids
  • Manufacturer
    Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

Manufacturer

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Merit Medical Systems, Inc., 1600 West Merit Parkway, South Jordan UT 84095
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Merit Medical Systems Inc
  • Source
    USFDA