Reported Sep 18, 2024 · Ongoing

smiths medical portex BLUselect, tracheostomy tube, labeled as follows

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

Is this the product you have?

smiths medical portex BLUselect, tracheostomy tube, labeled as follows

53 of 53 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
101/800/060CZBLUSELECT 6.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX
101/800/070CZBLUSELECT 7.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX
101/800/075CZBLUSELECT 7.5, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX
101/800/080CZBLUSELECT 8.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX
101/800/085CZBLUSELECT 8.5, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX
101/800/090CZBLUSELECT 9.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX
101/800/100CZBLUSELECT 10.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX
101/802/060CZBLUSELECT 6.0, CUFFED, FEN, 10/BX
101/802/070CZBLUSELECT 7.0, CUFFED, FEN, 10/BX
101/802/075CZBLUSELECT 7.5, CUFFED, FEN, 10/BX
101/802/080CZBLUSELECT 8.0, CUFFED, FEN, 10/BX
101/802/085CZBLUSELECT 8.5, CUFFED, FEN, 10/BX
101/802/090CZBLUSELECT 9.0, CUFFED, FEN, 10/BX
101/802/100CZBLUSELECT 10.0, CUFFED, FEN, 10/BX
101/810/060CZBLUSELECT 6.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 1/EA
101/810/070CZBLUSELECT 7.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 1/EA
101/810/075BLUSELECT 7.5, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 1/EA
101/810/075CZBLUSELECT 7.5, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 1/EA
101/810/080BLUSELECT 8.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 1/EA
101/810/080CZBLUSELECT 8.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 1/EA
Lot codes and dates

842 of 842 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1Lot Number 3895097; 101/800/060CZ
2Lot Number 3925835; 101/800/060CZ
3Lot Number 4025600; 101/800/060CZ
4Lot Number 4106716; 101/800/060CZ
5Lot Number 4230149; 101/800/060CZ
6Lot Number 4252500; 101/800/060CZ
7Lot Number 4382002; 101/800/070CZ
8Lot Number 3895101; 101/800/070CZ
9Lot Number 3925960; 101/800/070CZ
10Lot Number 3933088; 101/800/070CZ
11Lot Number 4010050; 101/800/070CZ
12Lot Number 4022790; 101/800/070CZ
13Lot Number 4034826; 101/800/070CZ
14Lot Number 4037975; 101/800/070CZ
15Lot Number 4133612; 101/800/070CZ
16Lot Number 4152440; 101/800/070CZ
17Lot Number 4156971; 101/800/070CZ
18Lot Number 4217804; 101/800/070CZ
19Lot Number 4238237; 101/800/070CZ
20Lot Number 4249341; 101/800/070CZ
Amount recalled
799732 units

This recall covers 5 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 4 are below.

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

There is the potential for a disconnection of the pilot balloon from the tracheostomy inflation line within specific lots of the BLUSelect, BLUgriggs and BLUperc products due to a manufacturing defect.

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, 6:19 PM UTC

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