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Class 2 Device Recall 18 gage XTW needles |
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Date Initiated by Firm |
September 12, 2008 |
Date Posted |
November 03, 2008 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on May 06, 2009 |
Recall Number |
Z-0131-2009 |
Recall Event ID |
49531 |
510(K)Number |
K934901 K003731
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Product Classification |
Introducer needle - Product Code DYB
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Product |
18 gage XTW needles, sold as a component in SafeSheath Hemostatic Tear-away Introducer System with Infusion Side Port kits or sold Bulk Non Sterile (BNS). |
Code Information |
Lot numbers S25589, S25590, S25756, S25769, S25787, S25909, S25910X1, S25911, S25924, S25948, S25949, S25950, S25951, S25972, S25973, S25974, S25975, S25996, S25997, S25998, S26001, S26002, S26003, S26009, S26010, S26011, S26012, S26039,S26040, S26044, S26045, S26058, S26059, S26060, S26063, S26064,S26088, S26089, S26092, S26095, S26102, S26146, S26177, S26178, S26182, S26183, S26198, S26203, S26214, S26217, S26218, S26230, and S26345. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Thomas Medical Products Inc 65 Great Valley Pkwy Malvern PA 19355-1302
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For Additional Information Contact |
Tim Stoudt 610-296-3000
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
Difficulty inserting guidewire through introducer needle. Needle hub is not tapered down to the needle cannula.
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Process control |
Action |
On 9/11/08, Thomas Medical Products issued letters to the distributors informing them of the problem, to cease distribution and await further instructions. Additional instructions to the distributors were to notify all their account via an advisory notice and request that the user not use the needle supplied with the kit and to replace with another commercially available sterile 18 gage introducer needle. |
Quantity in Commerce |
246,585 needles |
Distribution |
Nationwide distribution via distributors in CA, MA, and MN. |
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 = DYB and Original Applicant = THOMAS MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.
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