Events

Recall of Infusion Pumps & Refill Kits

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Codman & Shurtleff, 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
    65821
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 1
  • Event Number
    Z-2298-2013
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-08-13
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-09-30
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2014-09-11
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=121577
  • 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
    Pump, infusion, implanted, programmable - Product Code LKK
  • Reason
    Drug flow rates exceeding programmed flow rates.
  • Action
    Codman & Shurtleff, Inc. sent a Medical Device Field Safety Notice letter dated August 13, 2013 to US Consignees via FedEx overnight delivery and International Consignees were notified of the recall via email. The letter identifed the affected products, potential clinical impact, and updated IFU pump filling warning. The letter informed consignees that the Instructions for Use (IFU) and product training materials had been updated by adding a warning statement about potential over infusion if air gets inside the pump reservoir and additional clarifications to reinforce the proper filling technique. Consignees are asked to complete the Field Safety Notice Acknowledgement Form and return it to your local Codman Neuro Sales Representative or fax to: 508-977-6665. Consignees are asked to contact your Codman Neuro representative if they have questions, or contact Codman Neuro Clinical Support at 1-800-660-2660. Please report any malfunction or adverse event related to this device to 1-866-491-0974, Option 2.

Device

Infusion Pumps & Refill Kits
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Classification
    General Hospital and Personal Use Devices
  • Device Class
    3
  • Implanted device?
    Yes
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA Nationwide in the states of NJ, NC, TX, FL and in the countries of Austria, Belgium, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxemborg, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and UK.
  • Product Description
    MedStream Refill Kit, U.S (6 units): 91-4288 || Product Usage: || The Medstream programmable pump is intended for the intrathecal delivery of Baclofen in the US market and for the intrathecal delivery of Morphine or Baclofen in the EMEA market. Refill Kits- are intended for use in the filling and re-filling of the Medstream pump reservoir.
  • Manufacturer
    Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.

Manufacturer

Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Codman & Shurtleff, Inc., 325 Paramount Drive, Raynham MA 02767
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Johnson & Johnson
  • Source
    USFDA