Sengstaken Tube and Sengstaken-Blakemore Tube. Teleflex product codes 204800, 204802, and 204803, a gastrointestinal tube and accessories, consisting of flexible or semi-rigid tubing used for instilling fluids into, withdrawing fluids from, splinting, or suppressing bleeding of the alimentary tract.
This recall has been terminated (originally issued April 24, 2014).
- Company
- Teleflex Medical
- Recall Initiated
- March 4, 2014
- Posted
- April 24, 2014
- Terminated
- January 28, 2016
- Recall Number
- Z-1506-2014
- Quantity
- 117,801 ea.
- Firm Location
- Durham, NC
- Official Source
- View on FDA website ↗
Reason for Recall
Sterility of the product cannot be guaranteed.
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including the states of AL, AK, AR, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IA, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, and WI, and the countries of Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bermuda, Bahamas, Boliva, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Germany Guatemala, Denmark, Estonia, Egypt, Finland, France, Great Britain, Georgia, Guadeloupe, Greece, Guyana, Curacao, Hungary, Israel, India, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Madagascar, Macedonia, Martinique, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Peru, French Polynesia, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Spain, Suriname, San Salvador, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Zambia.
Lot / Code Info
Lots 10251, 10201, 10301, 10401, 10481, 10381, 11041, 11321, 12151, 12231, 1226, 11201, 12311, 123821, 12474, 13151, 13191, 13211, 13261, 13381
Root Cause
Other
Action Taken
Letters were issued on 3/4/2014 to consignees asking them to immediately discontinue use and quarantine any products with the recalled catalog numbers. Distributors were also asked to conduct a sub-recall. The recall letters included a Recall Acknowledgment Form which was to be faxed back to Teleflex.