| Class 2 Device Recall Esmark Elastic Bandage | |
Date Initiated by Firm | March 20, 2014 |
Date Posted | May 21, 2014 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on November 29, 2017 |
Recall Number | Z-1649-2014 |
Recall Event ID |
67858 |
Product Classification |
Bandage, elastic - Product Code FQM
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Product | Esmark Elastic Bandage (Sterile), 4" x 9'. Item DYNJ05116A, Individually wrapped, 20 bandages per case. Packaged by Medline Industries Inc. This product is used as an elastic bandage to support and compress a part of a patient's body. It is also used as a tourniquet to restrict blood flow to a part of a patient's body. |
Code Information |
Product Number: DYNJ05116A . Lot Number: 13LA1009. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Medline Industries Inc 1 Medline Pl Mundelein IL 60060-4485
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For Additional Information Contact | Ms. Kassandra Cotner 866-359-1704 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | This lot did not go through the correct sterilization procedures. This product may potentially be non-sterile. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Employee error |
Action | Medline Industries issued an Immediate Action Required letter dated March 20, 2014 to all affected customers. The letters included instructions to: 1) immediately check inventories for the recalled products and quarantine the recalled products; 2) complete and return the enclosed destruction form listing the quantity of destroyed product (credit will only be issued if the completed form is received); and 3) If the customer is a distributor, promptly notify the distributor's customers that may have received the recalled products about this recall. Direct accounts and their customers that have any questions can contact Medline Industries at 866-359-1704. |
Quantity in Commerce | 2,860 bandages |
Distribution | Nationwide Distribution including AZ, CA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MI, MS, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TX, and WA. |
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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