| Date Initiated by Firm | August 23, 2006 |
| Date Posted | November 16, 2006 |
| Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on January 04, 2007 |
| Recall Number | Z-0170-2007 |
| Recall Event ID |
36160 |
| 510(K)Number | K931664 K941664 |
| Product Classification |
sharps container - Product Code MMK
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| Product | 5 Qt. Wallmount Sharps Container, Model 150, Regular Size; colors 202 Beige, 030 Red, 040 Yellow, 24 count containers; Made in USA for: Medline Industries; BEMIS label has Manufactured by Bemis Mtg. Co., Sheboygan Falls, WI. |
| Code Information |
BEMIS: Model 7H150 020 includes lot 20060001 to 20060016; BEMiS: Model 7H150 030 includes lot 20050006, 20060001 to 20060008; BEMIS: Model 7H150 040 includes lot 20060001 to 20060008; Medline Model 7H950 030 includes lot 20050027, 20060001 to 20060008. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Bemis Health Care,Inc 300 Mill St Sheboygan Falls WI 53085-1807
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| For Additional Information Contact | Nancy Steinpreis 920-467-5464 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | The 5 Quart Wall Safes are shipped as two pieces (bottom & top) that customers are unable to assemble because of excess warp in the back wall of the container. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Other |
| Action | Letters were mailed to consignees August 23, 2006 describing the product with lots and model numbers. Customers were asked to have product destroyed rather than returned to Bemis. Enclosed with the letter was a Recall Acknowledgement/Destroy in field form that they were instructed to fax to BEMIS. A second letter was sent out to the non-responders on September 13, 2005. |
| Quantity in Commerce | 145,656 Units |
| Distribution | Nationwide and Canada. |
| 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 = MMK
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