| Date Initiated by Firm | November 29, 2005 |
| Date Posted | May 25, 2006 |
| Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on December 05, 2006 |
| Recall Number | Z-0906-06 |
| Recall Event ID |
34243 |
| 510(K)Number | K033916 |
| Product Classification |
Container, I.V. - Product Code KPE
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| Product | Gri-bag: A single use, non pyrogenic flexible empty container with an incorporated 0.2 micron filter. It is supplied sterile in sealed peel-pack pouches. It is used to remove particulates in the Gri-fill pharmacy compounding system and as a container in the preparation of drug solutions.
Gri-bag 500 ml. |
| Code Information |
FPB NEP, batch # X-003, code 722842. |
| FEI Number |
3002807257
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Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Instituto Grifols, S.A. #2 Can Guasch Street, Poligono Levante Parets Del Valles, Barcelona CA Spain 90032-3520
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall | When the bags are filled with solution, they leak. The labeling process caused a hole to be formed in the bag. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Other |
| Action | The consignees were notified by phone beginning November 11, 2005. They were requested to return the unused product in exchange for bags from other lot numbers. The returned product will be quarantined at the warehouse. All Gri-bags from batch X-003 will be destroyed. |
| Quantity in Commerce | 218 units, each unit contains 5 bags. |
| Distribution | Distributed to health care facilities in California, Georgia and Oregon. |
| 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 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
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| 510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = KPE
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