Reported Dec 1, 2021 · Ongoing

The Ocean Water Seal Chest Drain is a plastic, three bottle vacuum collection device. It consists of a collection…

Atrium Medical Corporation

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: Atrium Medical Corporation · 40 Continental Blvd · Merrimack, NH · 03054-4332

Is this the product you have?

  • The Ocean Water Seal Chest Drain is a plastic, three bottle vacuum collection device. It consists of a collection chamber that holds shed mediastinal blood, a water seal chamber using a water seal that prevents air from entering into the pleural space and a suction control chamber, which incorporates a mechanical regulator to control suction pressures imposed upon the patient's pleural cavity.
Lot codes and dates
  • Product Code/REF Number 2002-400
  • Lot codes
    • 441533
    • 443300
    • 443608
    • 443629
    • 444473
    • 445527
    • 448966
    • 449683
    • 450899
    • 450900
    • 451270
    • 451988
    • 452177
    • 452814
    • 454577
    • 455871
    • 458264
    • 458604
    • 459198
    • 459642
    • 462192
    • 462194
    • 464075
    • 464076
    • 465037
    • 466247
    • 469921
    • 470627
    • 471651
    • 471703
    • 472562
    • 472785 and 473725
  • UDI Code00650862100211
Amount recalled
87,972 drains (14,662 cases; 6 units/case)

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Inadequate/inappropriate Set-Up Instructions, which may result in delay in treatment and an unreasonable risk of harm to the patient

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

Data as of Sep 19, 6:52 PM UTC

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