MEDLINE CLEARPRO TRACH T-PIECE CLOSED SUCTION CATHETER, flat peel pouch EA, 10 EA per Inner Carton (IC), 20 EA/2 Inner cartons per Case (CS). Labeled as follows: a. TRACH T-PIECE, 14 Fr, Item Number/REF: DYNCPTP14; b. TRACH T-PIECE, 14 Fr, Item Number/REF: DYNCPTP14T
- Recall Initiated
- August 3, 2022
- Posted
- September 29, 2022
- Recall Number
- Z-1857-2022
- Quantity
- 136,080 units
- Firm Location
- Northfield, IL
Reason for Recall
Potential for the suction catheter to come apart from the green connector near the thumb valve. The connector is coming apart from the assembled device when pulling the catheter out of the artificial airway in the patient suctioning process.
Distribution
Nationwide distribution to AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY, and Puerto Rico. International distribution to Canada, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Qatar, United Arab Emirates
Lot / Code Info
a. UDI-DI (GTIN) case: (01)20888277703466; UDI-DI (GTIN) Each: (01)10888277703469, Lot Numbers 6922030011; b. UDI-DI (GTIN) case: (01)20888277703473; UDI-DI (GTIN) Each: (01)10888277703476, Lot Numbers 6921050011, 6921060011, 6921040012, 6921110011, 6921120011 6921120012, 6922010011, 6922010012, 6922010031, 6922020031, 6922030011.
Root Cause
Under Investigation by firm
Action Taken
On about 08/03/2022, Medline notified consignees via first class mail letter of the recall. The letter instructed consignees to immediately review inventory and destroy all affected product and complete the response form indicated at the link provided in the letter. Distributors were instructed to notify customers if further distributed, instruct those customers destroy any affected product, and include customer quantities on response form.