Recall StatusOpen, Classified
Date Initiated2023-09-18
Product Quantity31270 cases: 29942 cases US; 1328 cases OUS
Reason for Recall
Instructions for Use (IFU) for the Atrium Ocean, Oasis, and Express chest drains do not provide sufficient precaution instruction for proper set up of
catheter(s) and patient tube connections with single collection chamber chest drains
Firm Action
UPDATE: April 2024. Getinge issued letter Getinge Thoracic Drainage Labeling Updates:
New Instructions for Use Precaution for Oasis and Express Chest Drains to existing customers April 17, 2024 (US) and April 23, 2024 (OUS).
As a result, inventory will be a mix of the current IFU and new IFU with the updated precaution statement until the current IFU-containing products are depleted.
Reminder: In September 2023, Getinge initiated Medical Device Correction 3011175548-08/18/2023-001-C which requested your facility to post a copy of the Notice on Page 4 of the notification in all inventory locations where the devices are stored. Since the updated IFU now contains this new Precaution, the Page 4 Notice may be removed from all inventory locations once all affected product with expiry labeled March 7th, 2024 and earlier has been depleted. Please contact your Getinge Inside Sales Representative should you need an electronic copy of the new Instructions for Use.
Atrium/Getinge issued URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE Correction letter on September 18, 2023 via FedEx 2 day delivery on or before, September 20, 2023. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take:
facility can continue use of the device. No devices need to be returned.
" Please ensure that all Atrium Ocean, Oasis, or Express Single Collection Chest Drain
users at your facility are aware of this Safety Notice and post a copy of the Notice on
Page 4 in all inventory locations within your facility where the devices are stored
Notification of the release of the updated IFU containing the new Precaution will
be communicated to all customers upon release, including reminder the Notice on
Page 4 may be removed upon the facility s receipt of product with the updated IFU.
" Please forward this information to all current and potential Atrium Ocean, Oasis, or
Express Single Collection Chest Drain users within your hospital / facility.
" If you are a distributor who has shipped any affected products to custom
Root Cause
Error in labeling
Distribution Pattern
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Algeria, Australia, Austria,
Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic
Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel,
Italy, Jordan, Korea, Republic of Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia,
Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan,
Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore,
Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan Province of China, Thailand
Tunisia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay.
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.