LATEX-FREE; LARGE BORE Y-IRRIGATION SET; Nonvented Set; 100 inch (254 cm); For Flexible Irrigation Container Systems; Li

FDA device recall Z-1626-2014 · posted 2014-05-16 · Terminated

Recall details

Recalling firm

Hospira Inc.

Reason for recall

The Tyvek cover may not be completely sealed to the rest of the package allowing openings at the edge of the sterile package for the following products: List No. 04693-01, Latex Free Extension Set; List No. 06543-01, Nonvented Y-Set for Transurethral Resection; List No. 06544-01 Cystoscopy / Irrigation Set; List No. 06599-01, Large Bore Y-Irrigation Set (Latex-Free); and, List No. 15239-01, 4-Lea

Action taken

Hospira sent an URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL letter dated March 25, 2014 to all affected customers. The letter included instructions for the direct accounts to: 1) check their inventories and quarantine any of the affected products; 2) complete and return the attached reply form to the fax number or e-mail address on the form; 3) inform potential users of these products of this recall; 4) return the affected products to Stericycle using the labels provided with the letter (additional labels or reply forms can be obtained by calling Stericycle at 877-377-5128, Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST); and, 5) if the products were further distributed, notify those customers and request that they contact Stericycle at 877-377-5128 (Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST). An updated URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL letter dated March 28, 2014 was sent to all affected customers. The letter contained instructions similar to those found in the March 25, 2014 letter.

Root cause

Process design

Status

Terminated

Product code

GBX

Quantity affected

167,574 sets

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - US: Nationwide in the states of (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK

Date initiated

2014-03-25

Date posted

2014-05-16

Date terminated

2016-12-06

Location

Lake Forest, IL