Events

Recall of Device Recall RENASYSAB Abdominal Dressing Kit with Soft Port

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Smith & Nephew 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
    67477
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1162-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-01-09
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-03-10
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2014-09-26
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=125532
  • 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
    negative pressure wound therapy Powered suction pump - Product Code OMP
  • Reason
    Reports of wound fluid and /or blood that were not evacuated from beneath the wound dressing and the pump blockage alarm did not activate has been associated with inadequate soft port sealing at the wound site or improper positioning of the soft port orifice over the wound contact dressing drape. inadequate sealing can result in air leaks and contribute to inefficient fluid evacuation from the wo.
  • Action
    A product bulletin titled "Soft Port Enhancements" dated March 14, 2013, was released for external distribution describing the changes to the Soft Port products, e.g. increasing the Soft Port orifices size and adding a second slit to the release paper covering the port adhesive, and stating the purpose of the modifications to the device. These product bulletin was provided to sales representatives for distribution to customers requesting information regarding the design enhancement made to the Soft Port product range. The bulletin was not distributed to all the customers. To ensure that the product modification and its purpose was appropriately communicated to consignees of affected product a Medical Device Correction Notice, dated 01/22/2014, retrospectively advising customers of the modification to the Soft Port products has been prepared and was sent to consignees of the affected products on the same date.

Device

Device Recall RENASYSAB Abdominal Dressing Kit with Soft Port
  • Model / Serial
    ALL LOT #'s 2013010287 and lower
  • Product Classification
    General and Plastic Surgery Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, KY, LA, MA, MS, MT, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV, HI and the countries Dubai, Curacao, Argentina, Australia, Chile, Germany, France, England, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, New Zealand, Manila, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Singapore, Turkey, Taipei and Vietnam.
  • Product Description
    Smith & Nephew RENASYS-AB Abdominal Dressing Kit with Soft Port REF #'s: 66800980 (The RENASYS Soft Port Dressing Kits are used in conjunction with negative pressure wound therapy pumps)
  • Manufacturer
    Smith & Nephew Inc.

Manufacturer

Smith & Nephew Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Smith & Nephew Inc., 970 Lake Carillon Dr, Ste 110, Saint Petersburg FL 33716-1130
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Smith & Nephew plc
  • Source
    USFDA