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Class 2 Device Recall Zimmer Hemovac Wound Drainage Device Infection Control Kits

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 Class 2 Device Recall Zimmer Hemovac Wound Drainage Device Infection Control Kitssee related information
Date Initiated by FirmJanuary 31, 2008
Date PostedApril 09, 2008
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on November 12, 2009
Recall NumberZ-1451-2008
Recall Event ID 46792
Product Classification Wound Drainage Device Infection Control Kits - Product Code GCY
ProductZimmer Hemovac Wound Drainage Device Infection Control Kits, Catalog Number/REF 00-2550-004-10; 400 ml INF. Cntrl. Kit w/ 1/4" drain, 6.4 mm, 19Fr, PVC, 107 cm, large, sterile, latex free, Rx only; Sold in packages of 10, which contain packages of 1 and 5; Zimmer U.K. Ltd., Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom; Zimmer, Dover, Ohio.
Code Information Lot Numbers: 60006898, 60056511, 60075876, 60107088, 60149880, 60187185, 60238068, 60284223, 60356873, 60406390, 60537533 and 60606313.
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Zimmer Inc.
345 E Main St
Warsaw IN 46580-2746
For Additional Information Contact
330-365-3793
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		Leakage: The kits may disassemble at the fluid collection port, which would present a risk of exposure to blood borne pathogens to health care providers should it occur during use.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		Process control
ActionConsignees were notified via Urgent Infection Control Recall letter dated 1/31/08 to examine their inventory and return the recalled lots. Custom kit packers were instructed in the same letter to recall these products/lots from their own customers.
Quantity in Commerce34,354 (Recalls Z-1448/1458-2008)
DistributionWorldwide-USA, Australia, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Dubai, Italy, Japan, Mexico and Singapore.
Total Product Life CycleTPLC Device Report
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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