| Class 2 Device Recall Zimmer Hemovac Wound Drainage Device Infection Control Kits | |
Date Initiated by Firm | January 31, 2008 |
Date Posted | April 09, 2008 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on November 12, 2009 |
Recall Number | Z-1452-2008 |
Recall Event ID |
46792 |
Product Classification |
Wound Drainage Device Infection Control Kits - Product Code GCY
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Product | Zimmer Hemovac Wound Drainage Device Infection Control Kits, Catalog Number/ REF 00-2550-050-10; 400 ml Infection Control Comp. Kit, sterile, latex free, Rx only; Sold in packages of 10, which contain packages of 1 and 5; Zimmer U.K. Ltd., Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom; Zimmer, Dover, Ohio. |
Code Information |
Lot Numbers: 60006819, 60015774, 60033386, 60045263, 60057329, 60067689, 60084095, 60094656, 60106763, 60116383, 60126841, 60145039, 60158789, 60171589, 60184524, 60200855, 60215687, 60230182, 60240753, 60262574, 60278454, 60294877, 60321541, 60333502, 60342988, 60354480, 60371375, 60385890, 60402653, 60412505, 60437090, 60471395, 60506574, 60520507, 60551036, 60570976, 60590576, 60612123 and 60626622. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Zimmer Inc. 345 E Main St Warsaw IN 46580-2746
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For Additional Information Contact | 330-365-3793 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Leakage; The kits may disassemble at the fluid collection port, which would present a risk of exposure to blood borne pathogens to health care providers should it occur during use. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Process control |
Action | Consignees were notified via Urgent Infection Control Recall letter dated 1/31/08 to examine their inventory and return the recalled lots. Custom kit packers were instructed in the same letter to recall these products/lots from their own customers. |
Quantity in Commerce | 34,354 (Recalls Z-1448/1458-2008) |
Distribution | Worldwide-USA, Australia, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Dubai, Italy, Japan, Mexico and Singapore. |
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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