Events

Recall of Halyard Closed Suction System for Adults

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Halyard Health, 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
    78391
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0124-2018
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-10-06
  • Event Date Posted
    2017-11-18
  • 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=159445
  • 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
    Catheters, suction, tracheobronchial - Product Code BSY
  • Reason
    Received recall notification from smiths medical that lots of 15ml saline vials may be susceptible to leaking and could potentially result in the exposure of the saline contents to infectious agents.
  • Action
    Customers were notified via FedEx on 10/06/2017. Instructions included to evaluate and quarantine any affected product in current inventory. For their direct distributors, instructions were to complete and return the response form and also coordinate the return of any affected product. If further distributed, those end users and customers were instructed to destroy any affected product.

Device

Halyard Closed Suction System for Adults
  • Model / Serial
    Product Code 220123568 with Lot AB6151U08, AB6207U13
  • Product Classification
    Anesthesiology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Distributed domestically to AL, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV
  • Product Description
    Halyard Closed Suction System for Adults, 14 F, T-Piece, MDI, Wet Pak. 12 vials per kit, 20 kits per case.
  • Manufacturer
    Halyard Health, Inc

Manufacturer

Halyard Health, Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Halyard Health, Inc, 5405 Windward Pkwy, Alpharetta GA 30004-3894
  • Source
    USFDA