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Class 2 Device Recall MONOJECT Blood Collection Tubes containing heparin |
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Date Initiated by Firm |
November 15, 2010 |
Date Posted |
March 07, 2011 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on December 04, 2015 |
Recall Number |
Z-1571-2011 |
Recall Event ID |
57314 |
510(K)Number |
K883320
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Product Classification |
Tubes, vials, systems, serum, separator, blood collection - Product Code JKA
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Product |
MONOJECT Blood Collection Tubes containing heparin 10x64 Sodium Heparin Item code 8881320256 |
Code Information |
Lot # 914803 Lot # 920402 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Covidien LP 15 Hampshire St Mansfield MA 02048-1113
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For Additional Information Contact |
508-261-8000
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
The heparin sodium USP used to manufacture blood collection tubes was produced with crude heparin containing Over-Sulfated Chondroitin Sulfate.
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Material/Component Contamination |
Action |
Covidien sent an URGENT PRODUCT RECALL letter dated November 12, 2010, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer.
Customers were instructed to immediately stop using the product, and return it to the firm.
Distributors were instructed to notify their customers.
All customers were required to respond to the notice regardless of their remaining inventory.
Responses will be tracked for follow-up and effectiveness checks.
For Customers Service questions regarding this recall call 1-800-962-9888 option 1. |
Quantity in Commerce |
126,000 |
Distribution |
Worldwide Distribution - USA including AL, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, KS, KY, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, MV, MY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, WA, and WI and the country of 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 = JKA and Original Applicant = SHERWOOD MEDICAL CO.
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