Recall StatusTerminated
Date Initiated2010-09-09
Date Terminated2011-03-21
Product Quantity746 units
Reason for Recall
Small holes in the packaging may render the product non-sterile.
Firm Action
Merit Medical sent an Urgent Product Recall Notice dated September 9, 2010, to all sales representatives. The notice identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the sales representatives and their customers. Sales representatives were instructed to contact all customers via telephone and instruct them to immediately discontinue use and quarantine any unused product.
Recall Notification Forms were to be completed and signed by the site representative and the customer and faxed to Merit customer service at 801-208-3378.
If customers were returning affected products they were to place the completed original Recall Notification Form in the box with the products to be returned, write the RGA# on the shipping box and return by Federal Express 2nd Day air to:
RGA Department
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
1600 West Merit Parkway
South Jordan, UT 84095-2416
For any questions regarding this recall call 801-316-4822 or 801-208-4365.
Distribution Pattern
Worldwide Distribution - USA, including IL, PA, WI and WV and the countries China, Greece, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand and Spain.
Related FDA 510(k) Records
Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.
Official Source
View FDA Recall →Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.