| Date Initiated by Firm | June 27, 2003 |
| Date Posted | July 24, 2003 |
| Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on September 22, 2005 |
| Recall Number | Z-1023-03 |
| Recall Event ID |
26609 |
| Product Classification |
General Surgery Tray - Product Code LRO
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| Product | Catalog SBA61MJSFH, Sterile Laparotomy Pack, Mfg date 5/21/03, order 101438; |
| Code Information |
Catalog SBA61MJSFH, Sterile Laparotomy Pack, Mfg date 5/21/03, order 101438; |
| FEI Number |
3001236905
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Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Cardinal Health 1500 Waukegan Rd, Bldg K Mcgaw Park IL 60085-6787
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| For Additional Information Contact | Quality Systems Professional Services 800-292-9332 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | The kits labeled as sterile were stolen in transit to the sterilizer and have not been sterilized. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Other |
| Action | The customers who ordered the custom packs were notified of the theft of the unsterilized packs via letter dated 6/27/03, sent via Airborne Express. The accounts were requested to inspect their inventory for the affected catalog numbers and order/lot numbers, and segregate any of the product found for return and replacement. |
| Distribution | New Jersey, Tennessee, Missouri and Minnesota |
| 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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