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Event summary

Timeline bucket
April 14, 2015
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Halyard Health, Inc

Dossier provenance

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  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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KimVent Turbo-Cleaning Closed Suction System for Adults, 10 F T-Piece (Product Code 227105); KimVent Turbo-Cleaning Closed Suction System for Adults, 12 F, DSE (Product Code 2271603); KimVent Turbo-Cleaning Closed Suction System for Adults, 12 F, T-Piece (Product Code 227135).

Z-1678-2015
Recall number
Z-1678-2015
Initiated
April 14, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Halyard Health, Inc
Quantity
11 cases each containing 20 individual endotracheal tubes

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The internal blue flapper valve of certain KimVent Turbo-Cleaning Closed Suction System for Adults may have a potential defect. If present, the defect potentially allows air to leak out of the closed ventilator circuit.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

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Reason for recall

The internal blue flapper valve of certain KimVent Turbo-Cleaning Closed Suction System for Adults may have a potential defect. If present, the defect potentially allows air to leak out of the closed ventilator circuit.

Code information

M5019T311, M4335T317, M5034T317, M5040T311 & M5005T303

Distribution pattern

Nationwide Distribution including CA, MA, MI, NC, TX, VA , and WA.