Instrumentation Industries BE183-SU and BE 183 SU-12 Manual Jet Ventilators; BE 183-SUR and BE 183 SUR-12 Manual Jet Ventilators with Regulator and Gauge; BE 183-2 4 ft. Small Bore Tubing Assembly w/Inline Filter; and BE 183-R Regulator The BE 183-SUR and BE 183-SU Manual Jet Ventilators are designed to provide transtracheal ventilation in specific emergency situations of upper airway obstructions.
- Company
- Instrumentation Industries Inc
- Recall Initiated
- September 7, 2012
- Posted
- April 16, 2013
- Terminated
- July 5, 2013
- Recall Number
- Z-1125-2013
- Quantity
- 2998
- Firm Location
- Bethel Park, PA
Reason for Recall
Firm initiated an update to Directions for Use necessitating replacement of previously distributed Directions for Use.
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - USA including AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI and WV. Shipped internationally to Canada, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Thailand.
Lot / Code Info
BE 183-2 -- lot numbers P0911307, P1109307, P1117907, P1210807, P1216107, P0112208, P0203508, P0208308, P0220008, P0313608, P0503608, P0510108, P0712408, P0816308, P0911708, P1008408, P0115009, P0203009, P0313109, P0603709, P0619009, P0806309, P0903509, P0905109, P0912309, P1005709, P1107809, P1205709, P1214309, P0111410, P0210810, P0212510, P0300210, P0314310, P0400710, P0404510, P0701210, P0705410, P0715010, P0816310, P0715010R10, P0705410R10, P1001810, P1011610, P1114810, P1204810, P1207310, P0109811, P0211311, P0404611, P0504911, P0603911, P0706511, P0801811, P0811811, P0818511, P0900611, P0908411, P0917111, P1008111, P1012211, P1113911, P1207111, P0107712, P0118212, P0211712, P0308512, P0409012, P0412912, P0802012, and P0813612; BE 183-R -- P0904007, P1015407, P1118107, P1209207, P0205608, P0208208, P0415408, P0509608, P0503008, P0517408R, P1215508, P0200709, P0308109, P0614909, P0712009, P0806409, P0903309, P1101909, P1101909R10, P0303710, P0409910, P0615710, P0710710, P0714510, P0814310, P0907010, P1214710, P0208711, P0208711R11, P1214710R11, P0716411, P0718111, P0807511, P0812211, P0816111, P0819511, P0914111, P1000511, P1015011, P1217911, P0117112, P0211312, P0313612, P0605312, P0709612, and P0807812; BE183-SU -- P0914607, P1015607, P1016907, P1119007, P1201807, P1211307, P0108808, P0112408, P0203008, P0208608, P0306908, P0313508, P0404908, P0510008, P0708808, P0806508, P0915908, P1020008, P1104508, P1109108, P1211608, P0102809, P0203109, P0208109, P0214609, P0302209, P0504909, P0603609, P0617209, P0618909, P0703509, P0804609, P0812609, P1005209, P1110009, P1221709, P0104510, P0108110, P0307110, P0411910, P0603510, P0616210, P0813510, P0912310, P1000910, P1017410, P0111111, P0207611, P0209411, P0216411, P0300611, P0309411, P0515711, P0619111, P0707411, P0717311, P0804011, P0809611, P0815311, P0901611, P0905011, P0915611, P1014511, P1103511, P1112811, P1116411, P1201911, P1213511, P1216511, P0103312, P0106212, P0114112, P0207712, P0211112, P0216312, P0320512, P0402512, P0408912, P0416912, P0509212, and P0513212; BE 183 SU-12 -- no lot numbers assigned; BE 183-SUR -- P0908607, P1006707, P1010807R, P1101207, P1117507, P1117707, P1210307, P1212007, P0103208, P0110308, P0116508, P0203208, P0214908, P0221508, P0317708, P0409808, P0409908, P0418308, P0508508, P0513308, P0601308, P0606608, P0704008, P0808108, P0606608R, P0814308, P0907308, P0916208, P1011108, P1016908, P1201708, P1208508, P0102409, P0113809, P0203709, P0102409R09, P0304509, P0405109, P0413009, P0501209, P0612709, P0709109, P0803109, P0910909, P1009609, P1106609, P1111509, P1206809, P1218009, P0114410, P0203010, P0304310, P0408410, P0500610, P0509410, P0607410, P0705710, P0711810, P0500610R10, P0805110, P0903110, P0909710, P1014710, P1102910, P0104411, P0116011, P0201211, P0206711, P0211011, P0219311, P0302911, P0308311, P0312211, P0400211, P0413811, P0506511, P0605911, P0609411, P0703111, P0708011, P0807911, P0809511, P0813811, P0819311, P0901311, P0905311, P0907511, P0912211, P1002711, P1018011, P1102911, P1104011, P1110711, P1207011, P0107812, P0115812, P0208312, P0210912, P0305212, P0309312, P0315812, P0400912, P0407212, P0417012, P0601712, P0701712, and P0712412; and BE 183 SUR-12 -- P1012107, P1102507, P1116107, P0319008, P1113408, P0201409, and P0703911.
Root Cause
Error in labeling
Action Taken
Instrumentation Industries, Inc. initiated a recall of this product on September 7, 2012 by sending a letter via priority mail to all consignees. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Consignees were instructed to replace the package insert of any affected product with the enclosed corrected package insert (now at Rev. H). The Directions for Use can alsbe downloaded from their website if they should need additional copies. If the product was further distributed consignees were asked to notify their consignees about this Field Correction. For questions regarding this recall call 412-854-1133.