Reported Oct 30, 2019 · Terminated

GRIPPER Needles sold as part of PORT-A-CATH II SINGLE LUMEN SYSTEM. Labeled as the following item descriptions: 1.…

Smiths Medical ASD Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Smiths Medical ASD Inc. · 6000 Nathan Ln N · Minneapolis, MN · 55442-1690

Is this the product you have?

34 of 34 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1TRAY, PAC, VEN, TI, PU, 1.9MM, UL, 6FR/INTRO 1/EA
2TRAY, PAC, VEN LP, TI, PU, 1.9MM, UL, 6 FR/INTRO 1/EA
3TRAY, PAC II, VEN, 2.8MM, CS, 9FR/INTRO 1/EA
4TRAY, PAC II, VEN, TI, PU, 1.9MM, UL, 6FR/INTRO 1/EA
5TRAY, PAC II, VEN, PU, 2.6MM, UL, 8.5FR/INTRO 1/EA
6TRAY, PAC II, VEN, PU, 2.6MM, PRE-AY, 8.5FR/INTRO 1/EA
7TRAY, PAC II, VEN LP, PU, 2.6MM, UL, 8.5FR/INTRO, VALVED 1/EA
8TRAY, PAC II, VEN LP, PU, 1.9MM, UL, 6FR/INTRO, VALVED 1/EA
9TRAY, PAC II, VEN LP, PU, 2.6MM, UL, 8.5FR/INTRO 1/EA
10TRAY, PAC II, VEN LP, PU, 2.6MM, PRE-AY, 8.5 FR/INTRO 1/EA
11TRAY, PAC II, VEN LP, PU, 1.9MM, UL, 6FR/INTRO 1/EA
12TRAY, PROPORT, PLASTIC, 2PC, STD, SGL LMN, 1.0, PU 1/EA
13TRAY, PROPORT, PLASTIC, 2PC, STD, SGL LMN, 1.6, PU 1/EA
14TRAY, PROPORT, PLASTIC, 2PC, LP, SGL LMN, 1.6, PU 1/EA
15TRAY, PROPORT, PLASTIC, 2PC, LP, SGL LMN, 1.0, PU 1/EA
16TRAY, PROPORT, PLASTIC, 2PC, LP, SGL LMN, 1.0, SIL 1/EA
17TRAY, POWER PAC, VEN, TI, PU, 2.6MM, UL, 8.5 FR/INTRO 1/EA
18TRAY, POWER PAC, VEN, TI, PU, 1.9MM, UL, 6 FR/INTRO 1/EA
19TRAY, POWER PAC, VEN LP, TI, PU, 1.9MM, UL, 6 FR/INTRO 1/EA
20TRAY, POWER PAC II, VEN, TI, PU, 1.9MM, UL, 6 FR/INTRO 1/EA
Lot codes and dates

34 of 34 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
21-4025-24Lot Numbers 3674105, 3694006, 3712500, 3736641, 3748406, 3756975
21-4037-24Lot Numbers 3659767, 3674101, 3690401, 3694005, 3703706, 3709205, 3731036, 3765362
21-4051-24Lot Number: 3624979
21-4053-24Lot Number 3659766, 3662933, 3731032
21-4055-24Lot Numbers: 3683539, 3690396, 3690397, 3703705, 3709204, 3712498, 3717709, 3736577, 3748401, 3756973, 3765356, 3765357, 3765358, 3765360
21-4065-24Lot Number: 3668869
21-4068-24Lot Number: 3749691
21-4069-24Lot Number: 3765354
21-4071-24Lot Numbers: 3618196, 3740043
21-4073-24Lot Numbers: 3687796, 3690395, 3731024, 3736575
21-4083-24Lot Numbers: 3662930, 3662931, 3662932, 3756971, 3765346, 3765348
21-4153-24Lot Numbers: 3628064, 3674098
21-4155-24Lot Numbers: 3659764, 3674097, 3687795, 3717706, 3736572, 3776589
21-4171-24Lot Numbers: 3696520, 3709202, 3772784
21-4183-24Lot Numbers: 3731023, 3736569, 3756970
21-4187-24Lot Numbers: 3756969, 3772751
21-4423-24Lot Numbers: 3659762, 3662929, 3666142, 3756968, 3765344
21-4425-24Lot Numbers: 3696519, 3717705, 3736566
21-4437-24Lot Numbers: 3655263, 3666141, 3683517, 3694001, 3724970, 3730962, 3748385, 3748386, 3756965
21-4453-24Lot Numbers: 3659761, 3662927, 3712497, 3730960, 3736565, 3748382, 3749695, 3765338
Amount recalled
3,952,509 devices total

This recall covers 2 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other one is below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Potential for certain GRIPPER Needles to contain an occluded or blocked needle.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Aug 23, 2020 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:16 PM UTC

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