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Terminated

LATEX-FREE; 4-LEAD T-U-R IRRIGATION SET; Nonvented Set for Transurethral Resection Procedures; 85 inch (216 cm); For Flexible Irrigation Container Systems; List No. 15239-01; Single Use; Hospira Product Usage: For Transurethral Resection Procedures

FDA Recall Z-1627-2014 · Posted 2014-05-16

Recalling FirmHospira Inc.
Recall StatusTerminated
Product CodeGBX
Date Initiated2014-03-25
Date Terminated2016-12-06
Product Quantity29,380 sets

Reason for Recall

The Tyvek cover may not be completely sealed to the rest of the package allowing openings at the edge of the sterile package for the following products: List No. 04693-01, Latex Free Extension Set; List No. 06543-01, Nonvented Y-Set for Transurethral Resection; List No. 06544-01 Cystoscopy / Irrigation Set; List No. 06599-01, Large Bore Y-Irrigation Set (Latex-Free); and, List No. 15239-01, 4-Lea

Firm Action

Hospira sent an URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL letter dated March 25, 2014 to all affected customers. The letter included instructions for the direct accounts to: 1) check their inventories and quarantine any of the affected products; 2) complete and return the attached reply form to the fax number or e-mail address on the form; 3) inform potential users of these products of this recall; 4) return the affected products to Stericycle using the labels provided with the letter (additional labels or reply forms can be obtained by calling Stericycle at 877-377-5128, Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST); and, 5) if the products were further distributed, notify those customers and request that they contact Stericycle at 877-377-5128 (Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST). An updated URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL letter dated March 28, 2014 was sent to all affected customers. The letter contained instructions similar to those found in the March 25, 2014 letter.

Root Cause

Process design

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide Distribution - US: Nationwide in the states of (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, UT, WA, WI, WV, WY) including District of Columbia and Puerto Rico; *** the countries of Barbados, Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Libya, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Related FDA 510(k) Records

Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.

Official Source

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Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.

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