Events

Recall of Device Recall Sheridan SHERISLIP and SOFTTIP Intubating Stylets

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Teleflex Medical.

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
    77330
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2587-2017
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-05-11
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=155751
  • 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
    Stylet, tracheal tube - Product Code BSR
  • Reason
    Product size listed on the labeling is incorrect.
  • Action
    Recall letters were sent to consignees on 5/11/2017 asking them to check inventory and immediately discontinue use of the product. The letter included a reply form to be returned. A separate letter was sent to distributors requesting that they conduct a sub-recall.

Device

Device Recall Sheridan SHERISLIP and SOFTTIP Intubating Stylets
  • Model / Serial
    Product Code 5-15103 - Lot Number 73J1600218, 73K1600376, 73K1600587, 73L1600158, 73M1600275, 73A1700733;
  • Product Classification
    Anesthesiology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of CT, FL, ID, IN, KY, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SD, TX, UT, WA and countries of Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Israel, & Portugal
  • Product Description
    Sheridan SHER-I-SLIP and SOFT-TIP Intubating Stylets are intubating stylets manufactured from galvanized carbon steel and aluminum rods that are coated with a blue PVC or polypropylene outer covering and are designed to be placed inside an endotracheal tube to obtain a desired shape during intubation.
  • Manufacturer
    Teleflex Medical

Manufacturer

Teleflex Medical
  • Manufacturer Address
    Teleflex Medical, 2917 Weck Dr, Research Triangle Park NC 27709-0186
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Teleflex Incorporated
  • Source
    USFDA