Reported Jun 22, 2016 · Terminated

Excelsior Disposable Syringe Heparin Lock Flush, USP syringe (5 mL Fill in 10 mL syringe). For flushing of IV catheters…

Excelsior Medical Corp.

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: Excelsior Medical Corp · 1933 Heck Ave · Neptune, NJ · 07753-4428

Is this the product you have?

  • Excelsior Disposable Syringe Heparin Lock Flush, USP syringe (5 mL Fill in 10 mL syringe). For flushing of IV catheters and IV tubing only.
Lot codes and dates
  • Product Code, Lot number, Expiration date.
    • 513604
    • 3123326
    • 7/1/2016
    • E0500-55
    • 3123349
    • 7/1/2016
    • 513602
    • 3126577
    • 8/1/2017
Amount recalled
184,500

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Certain lots of Heparin Lock Flush, USP Syringes (5 ml Fill in 10 ml Syringe) failed Anti-Factor IIa assay for potency during testing of retention samples for heparin potency.

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 8, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:44 PM UTC

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