Date Initiated by Firm |
March 28, 2008 |
Date Posted |
May 09, 2008 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on June 25, 2012 |
Recall Number |
Z-1596-2008 |
Recall Event ID |
47436 |
510(K)Number |
K032438
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Product Classification |
Heparin Access Flush - Product Code NZW
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Product |
Tyco Healthcare Tyco HealthcareMonoject Prefill 10U/mL Heparin Lock Flush Syringe 5mL REF # 8881580125Tyco Healthcare, Mansfield, MA 02048 |
Code Information |
Lot Numbers: 7051524; 7082274; 7113164; 7113174 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Covidien LP 15 Hampshire St Mansfield MA 02048-1113
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For Additional Information Contact |
SAME 508-261-8000
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
Scientific Protein Laboratories (SPL), disclosed that two lots of Heparin Sodium, USP Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient has a heparin-like contaminant
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Material/Component Contamination |
Action |
Tyco Healthcar notifed customers by letter sent via US Postal Service beginning 3/28/08, through 4/1/08. The letter requests that they immediately stop using and return the product. Distributors are requested to in-turn notify their customers. An instruction sheet was attached for product return and replacement.
All customers are required to respond to the notice regardless of remaining inventory.
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Quantity in Commerce |
1,157,580 units |
Distribution |
Nationwide Distribution |
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 = NZW and Original Applicant = TYCO HEALTHCARE
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