Reported Sep 18, 2024 · Ongoing

smiths medical portex BLUperc Percutaneous Diliation Procedural Trays with BLUselect tracheostomy 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

Is this the product you have?

smiths medical portex BLUperc Percutaneous Diliation Procedural Trays with BLUselect tracheostomy tubes, labeled as follows

12 of 12 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
101/561/070BLUperc Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Kit with Single Stage Dilator and 7.0 mm BLUselect trach tube
101/561/080BLUperc Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Kit with Single Stage Dilator and 8.0 mm BLUselect trach tube
101/561/090BLUperc Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Kit with Single Stage Dilator and 9.0 mm BLUselect trach tube
101/563/070BLUperc Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Kit with Single Stage Dilator and 7.0 mm BLUselect SuctionAid trach tube
101/563/080BLUperc Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Kit with Single Stage Dilator and 8.0 mm BLUselect SuctionAid trach tube
101/563/090BLUperc Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Kit with Single Stage Dilator and 9.0 mm BLUselect SuctionAid trach tube
101/595/070BLUperc Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Tray with Single Stage Dilator and 7.0 mm BLUselect trach tube (drugs, US ONLY)
101/595/080BLUperc Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Tray with Single Stage Dilator and 8.0 mm BLUselect trach tube (drugs, US ONLY)
101/595/090BLUperc Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Tray with Single Stage Dilator and 9.0 mm BLUselect trach tube (drugs, US ONLY)
101/596/070BLUperc Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Tray with Single Stage Dilator and 7.0 mm BLUselect SuctionAid trach tube (drugs, US ONLY)
101/596/080BLUperc Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Tray with Single Stage Dilator and 8.0 mm BLUselect SuctionAid trach tube (drugs, US ONLY)
101/596/090BLUperc Percutaneous Dilation Procedural Tray with Single Stage Dilator and 9.0 mm BLUselect SuctionAid trach tube (drugs, US ONLY)
Lot codes and dates

309 of 309 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1Lot Number 3887555; 101/561/070
2Lot Number 3928959; 101/561/070
3Lot Number 4005346; 101/561/070
4Lot Number 4217858; 101/561/070
5Lot Number 4234862; 101/561/070
6Lot Number 4266405; 101/561/070
7Lot Number 4348810; 101/561/080
8Lot Number 3887536; 101/561/080
9Lot Number 3906566; 101/561/080
10Lot Number 3906567; 101/561/080
11Lot Number 3906568; 101/561/080
12Lot Number 4217859; 101/561/080
13Lot Number 4232677; 101/561/080
14Lot Number 4238252; 101/561/080
15Lot Number 4249230; 101/561/080
16Lot Number 4281149; 101/561/080
17Lot Number 4281150; 101/561/080
18Lot Number 4283700; 101/561/080
19Lot Number 4285877; 101/561/080
20Lot Number 4288974; 101/561/080
Amount recalled
41691 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, 6:20 PM UTC

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