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Class 2 Device Recall DISP. HYPODERMIC NEEDLE |
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Date Initiated by Firm |
June 08, 2010 |
Date Posted |
July 13, 2011 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on July 14, 2011 |
Recall Number |
Z-2798-2011 |
Recall Event ID |
58863 |
510(K)Number |
K771203
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Product Classification |
Needle, hypodermic, single lumen - Product Code FMI
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Product |
Terumo(tm) Hypodermic Needle, sterile, individually packaged into a "blister-pack" flexible plastic bottom-web thermo-formed to create a pocket, heat-sealed with paper top-web,1,000 needles per case.
Product Usage: Aspiration and injection of fluids for medical purposes. |
Code Information |
Catalog Number 431, Catalog Number 443, Catalog Number 100280 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Terumo Medical Corporation 950 Elkton Blvd Elkton MD 21921-5322
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For Additional Information Contact |
Kathleen Little, PhD 410-392-7260
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
Hypodermic needle packaging defect could compromise sterility. Affected lot numbers are: MC1725, MC2025, MC2025
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Packaging |
Action |
The firm, Terumo Medical Corporation sent an "URGENT PRODUCT BULLETIN: RECALL OF TERUMO PRODUCT" letter dated June 8, 2010. Consignees were contacted via telephone on June 7 thru 9, 2010 to confirm receipt of the Product Recall Bulletin. The letter describes the product, problem and the actions to be taken. The letter instructed customers to immediately discontinue use and quarantine any available stock of the listed product codes. The letter stated that distributors must not distribute any of the listed product codes, quarantine any available stock and send the recall bulletin immediately to each customer that received the recalled products to inform them of this issue. Additionally, Terumo Medical Corporation sent a "Terumo Customer Instructions for Returning Recalled Product and Customer Confirmation of Product Recall Notification" letters dated June 8, 2010 to all affected facilities. Customers were instructed to fill-out the requested information and return to Terumo Medical Corporation (TMC) Product Recall Coordinator. Consignees were contacted via telephone on June 8 and 9, 2010 to confirm receipt of the recall information and compliance with the requested action.
For questions or need for further information, call (800) 283-7866 and ask to speak with the Product Recall Coordinator. |
Quantity in Commerce |
453,000 needles |
Distribution |
Nationwide Distribution (USA) -- AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, KS, KY, MA, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, TX, WA, UT, and VA |
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 = FMI and Original Applicant = TERUMO AMERICA, INC.
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