Reported Apr 23, 2025 · Ongoing

Brand Name: Ballard Product Name: Closed Suction Catheters Model/Catalog Number: 220135 Software Version: N/A Product…

Avanos Medical, Inc.

High riskUsing this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

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: Avanos Medical, Inc. · 5405 Windward Pkwy · Alpharetta, GA · 30004-4667

Is this the product you have?

  • Brand NameBallard
  • Product NameClosed
  • Suction Catheters Model/Catalog Number220135
  • Software VersionN/A
  • Product DescriptionBallard Closed Suction System for Adults, 14 F
  • T-Piece ComponentN/A
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot CodeLot/
  • Serial Number(s)
    • 1555453
    • 1564227
  • Each00609038944920
  • DSP10609038944927
  • Case20609038944924
Amount recalled
9020 units

This recall covers 8 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 7 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

Lack of sterility assurance for closed suction catheter systems

Using this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

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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, 4:57 PM UTC

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