Reported Sep 18, 2024 · Ongoing

smiths medical portex BLUgriggs Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Trays with BLUselect tracheotomy tubes, labeled as…

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

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smiths medical portex BLUgriggs Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Trays with BLUselect tracheotomy tubes, labeled as follows

17 of 17 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
101/540/080BLUgriggs Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Tray with forceps and 8.0mm BLUselect trach tube (drugs, US ONLY)
101/540/090BLUgriggs Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Tray with forceps and 9.0mm BLUselect trach tube (drugs, US ONLY)
101/541/070BLUgriggs Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Kit with forceps and 7.0mm BLUselect trach tube
101/541/080BLUgriggs Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Kit with forceps and 8.0mm BLUselect trach tube
101/541/090BLUgriggs Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Kit with forceps and 9.0mm BLUselect trach tube
101/543/070BLUgriggs Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Kit with 7.0mm BLUselect trach tube, no forceps
101/543/080BLUgriggs Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Kit with 8.0mm BLUselect trach tube, no forceps
101/543/090BLUgriggs Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Kit with 9.0mm BLUselect trach tube, no forceps
101/891/070BLUgriggs Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Kit with forceps and 7.0mm BLUselect SuctionAid trach tube
101/891/080BLUgriggs Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Kit with forceps and 8.0mm BLUselect SuctionAid trach tube
101/891/090BLUgriggs Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Kit with forceps and 9.0mm BLUselect SuctionAid trach tube
101/892/070BLUgriggs Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Tray with forceps and 7.0mm BLUselect SuctionAid trach tube (drugs, US ONLY)
101/892/080BLUgriggs Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Tray with forceps and 8.0mm BLUselect SuctionAid trach tube (drugs, US ONLY)
101/892/090BLUgriggs Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Tray with forceps and 9.0mm BLUselect SuctionAid trach tube (drugs, US ONLY)
101/893/070BLUgriggs Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Kit with 7.0mm BLUselect SuctionAid trach tube, no forceps
101/893/080BLUgriggs Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Kit with 8.0mm BLUselect SuctionAid trach tube, no forceps
101/893/090BLUgriggs Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Kit with 9.0mm BLUselect SuctionAid trach tube, no forceps
Lot codes and dates

102 of 102 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1Lot Number 3943992; 101/540/080
2Lot Number 4258998; 101/540/090
3Lot Number 4309778; 101/541/070
4Lot Number 3887542; 101/541/070
5Lot Number 3913366; 101/541/070
6Lot Number 4202486; 101/541/070
7Lot Number 4350937; 101/541/080
8Lot Number 3887517; 101/541/080
9Lot Number 3910324; 101/541/080
10Lot Number 3912758; 101/541/080
11Lot Number 4170885; 101/541/080
12Lot Number 4184037; 101/541/080
13Lot Number 4310310; 101/541/080
14Lot Number 4312324; 101/541/080
15Lot Number 4332049; 101/541/080
16Lot Number 4332050; 101/541/090
17Lot Number 3887526; 101/541/090
18Lot Number 3925818; 101/541/090
19Lot Number 4234865; 101/541/090
20Lot Number 4266477; 101/541/090
Amount recalled
12234 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, 5:38 PM UTC

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