| Date Initiated by Firm | May 16, 2003 |
| Date Posted | July 19, 2003 |
| Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on May 02, 2006 |
| Recall Number | Z-0998-03 |
| Recall Event ID |
26394 |
| Product | Portex Tracheal Tube Profile Soft-Seal Cuff, Ivory Nasal
5 mmx 25cm
Reference Number: 100/179/050 |
| Code Information |
Lot Number: 153163 |
| FEI Number |
3002807908
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Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Portex Ltd.
Reachfields
Boundry Road
Hythe, Kent
United Kingdom
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| For Additional Information Contact | Timothy J. Talcott 603-358-1017 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Tracheal tubes may be non-sterile |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Other |
| Action | Portex Inc. Keene,NH initiated the recall by telephone to direct accounts on 5/16/03. A follow-up Recall Notification letter was issued by Federal Express on May 17, 2003. Dealers were asked to provide a consignee list or contact their accounts directly. Unused product is requested to be returned from the distributors and medical facilities. |
| Quantity in Commerce | 110 units |
| Distribution | Nationwide |
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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 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 �7.55.
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