| | Class 1 Device Recall Ballard |  |
| Date Initiated by Firm | March 19, 2025 |
| Date Posted | April 16, 2025 |
| Recall Status1 |
Open3, Classified |
| Recall Number | Z-1522-2025 |
| Recall Event ID |
96528 |
| Product Classification |
Catheters, suction, tracheobronchial - Product Code BSY
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| Product | Brand Name: Ballard
Product Name: Closed Suction Catheters
Model/Catalog Number: 210
Software Version: N/A
Product Description: Ballard Closed Suction System for Neonates/Pediatrics, 10 F, Elbow
Component: N/A |
| Code Information |
Lot Code: Lot/ Serial Number(s): 1561165
Each: 00609038938349
DSP: 10609038938346
Case: 20609038938343
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| FEI Number |
3011270181
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Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Avanos Medical, Inc. 5405 Windward Pkwy Alpharetta GA 30004-4667
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| For Additional Information Contact | Tamara Cardona 1-1800-433-2797 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Lack of sterility assurance for closed suction catheter systems |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Under Investigation by firm |
| Action | On March 19, 2025, AirLife, legal manufacturer for Avanos issued a "Urgent Medical Device Recall" Notification to affected consignees via E-Mail. Avanos asked consignees to take the following actions:
a. Review the list of affected products. Please examine your inventory for the mentioned lot(s).
b. Immediately, stop/cease use and quarantine all affected product.
c. Please complete and return the attached Response Form via e-mail to productquality@myairlife.com.
d. if you have further distributed this product, please identify your customers/consignees, and notify them of this product removal.
e. Once you return and/or confirm destruction of the affected product(s), new replacement product will be sent to you. If you need replacement products to be sent to you urgently, please call AirLife directly at 1-800-433-2797 and we will make every effort to accommodate your needs.
f. Please make sure that all affected personnel in your organization are informed of this removal notice.
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| Quantity in Commerce | 4000 units |
| Distribution | Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN,KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI and the countries of South Korea, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Germany, England, Slovenia, France, Austria, Guadalajara. |
| Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls. 2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall. 3 The manufacturer has initiated the recall and not all products have been corrected or removed. This record will be updated as the status changes.
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