Recall of Device Recall Portex

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Smiths Medical ASD, 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
    32076
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 3
  • Event Number
    Z-0858-05
  • Event Initiated Date
    2005-05-05
  • Event Date Posted
    2005-06-01
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-05-08
  • 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
    Needle, Hypodermic, Single Lumen - Product Code FMI
  • Reason
    Mislabeled: product may contain an incorrect needle size. product labeled as a 25g x 1" may contain a 25g x 5/8".
  • Action
    Smith Medical notified dealers of the recall on May 5, 2005 by telephone. The remaining customers were notified on May 12, 2005 by telephone. Follow-up letter delivered by Federal Express on May 17, 2005.

Device

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    Smiths Medical ASD, Inc., 10 Bowman Dr, Keene NH 03431-5043
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA