Reported Feb 13, 2019 · Ongoing

Richard Wolf Bronchoscope Tubes, Model Texas. Device is reusable and should be sterilized prior to each use. Product…

Richard Wolf GmbH

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: Richard Wolf GmbH · Pforzheimer Str. 32 · Knittlingen · N/A

Is this the product you have?

3 of 3 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1The tube is used as a passage to the area to be examined or treated and allows the insertion of auxiliary instruments such as forceps, resector, remover , suction device and stents
2The internal diameter allows the conveying of gases for artificial respiration of the patient and via the ventilation connector in conjunction with the telescope element, the tube can be connected to all known respiration and anasthetic systems
3Sampling channel for respiratory gas analysis when gas for analysis is gained from the patient s central respiratory tract by means of the bypass method via the tracheoscope tube. M = identification on Luer connector; 4.Tracheoscopes are used in the trachea up to the tracheal bifurcation.
Lot codes and dates
  • All lot numbers manufactured from October 30, 2006 to August 15, 2018, with affected Product and Lot Numbers distributed worldwide -
  • Product Number (Lot Numbers)

    139 of 139 codes

    • 825200641 (1271924
    • 1074548
    • 1186516
    • 1364805
    • 1262505
    • 1269165
    • 1313148
    • 1296901
    • 1330427
    • 1382941
    • 1321674
    • 1339578
    • 1265501
    • 1344236
    • 1261415
    • 1372437
    • 1353961
    • M054680
    • M118520
    • 1003492
    • 1058979
    • 1287750)
    • 825200842 (1189516
    • 1074551
    • 1319855
    • 1298913
    • 1057370
    • M054700
    • M118540)
    • 825201041 (1269824
    • 1277860
    • 1186520
    • 1195261
    • 1230705
    • 1340401
    • 1253661
    • 1263078
    • 1288520
    • 1186520
    • 1227431
    • 1368550
    • 1376018
    • 1382289
    • 1316167
    • 1104163
    • 1074553
    • 1307329
    • 1296285
    • 1332473
    • 1319856
    • 1053400
    • 1337541
    • M054720
    • M118550)
    • 825201241 (1185831
    • 1372500
    • 1364881
    • 1238365
    • 1273017
    • 1302457
  • Nationwide - Part Number (Lot Numbers)

    109 of 109 codes

    • 82520.0641 (1058979
    • 1074548
    • 1339578
    • 1003492
    • 1313148
    • M054680
    • 1186516
    • 1271924
    • 1262505
    • 1269165
    • 1296901
    • 1364805
    • 1330427
    • 1344236
    • M118520
    • 1287750
    • 1353961
    • 1382941)
    • 82520.0841 (1074550
    • 1333771
    • 1323968
    • M054690
    • 1281667
    • 1274105
    • 1241165
    • 1053398
    • 1269820
    • 1243611
    • 1248730
    • 1262506
    • 1288856
    • 1298436
    • M118530
    • 1362251
    • 1185829
    • 1198515
    • 1338467
    • 1378166
    • 1253658
    • 1296284)
    • 82520.0842 (M118540
    • M054700
    • 1189516
    • 1319855)
    • 82520.1041 (1074553
    • 1319856
    • 1316167
    • 1277860
    • M054720
    • 1053400
    • 1269824
    • 1230705
    • 1253661
    • 1263078
    • 1376018
    • 1288520
    • 1332473
    • M118550
    • 1337541
    • 1186520
Amount recalled
873 units worldwide (468 units within the US)

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

There is a potential deficiency of the TEXAS Bronchoscope Tube product. The non-functionally relevant bonding points / cemented areas of the Bronchoscope Tubes may loosen.

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, 6:00 PM UTC

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