Class 2 Device Recall BetterBladder

• Date Initiated by Firm: September 22, 2017
• Date Posted: March 01, 2018
• Recall Status: Terminated on May 20, 2020
• Recall Number: Z-1171-2018
• Recall Event ID: 79196
• 510(K)Number: K981284
• Product Classification: Reservoir, blood, cardiopulmonary bypass - Product Code DTN
• Product: **Recall Expanded to add these models: Bigger Better-Bladder cardiopulmonary bypass blood reservoir; Models: BBB38 (individual, sterile, pouched) and BBB38NS (sold bulk to kit manufacturers)
• Code Information: **Recall expanded to add these models: BBB38, Lot Number: 5300-S19813; BBB38NS, Lot Number: 1707-1 and 170903
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Circulatory Technology Inc; 21 Singworth St; Oyster Bay NY 11771-3703
• For Additional Information Contact: Yehuda Tamari; 516-624-2424
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: The device is used as part of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) cardiopulmonary bypass circuits and may collapse during use which can increase resistance to flow in the venous line and cause a drop in circuit blood flow.
• FDA Determined Cause: Process control
• Action: The firm is requesting that consignees immediately inspect inventory, and quarantine all units having the aforementioned lots. These units must be returned to CTI. CTI will provide UPS shipping labels for returning the units and will provide replacements or credit for the returned units. Should the inventory consist of only the affected lots then, until the consignee receives replacement BB14s from an unaffected lot, the firm recommends using the BB14 from the affected lots only if, prior to its use, they pull on the pigtail of the Better-Bladder to test its bond integrity prior to its use. If the pigtail dislodges then return the unit for credit or replacement. The consignees should complete and return the enclosed response form via email to ytamari@cirtec.com as soon as possible.
• Quantity in Commerce: 410
• Distribution: **Requested update** Distributed in 19 states: AL, AR, CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MO, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA, and the District of Columbia.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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² Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
³ For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.

• 510(K) Database: 510(K)s with Product Code = DTN and Original Applicant = CIRCULATORY TECHNOLOGY, INC.