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Event 72418

1 recalled-product record grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
October 14, 2015
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Teleflex Medical

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • 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

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

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device · product 1 of 1

Taut Intraducers 10/BX7.5 FR 3.5, Product Code PI-93. To provide an access port into the peritoneal cavity.

Z-0277-2016
Recall number
Z-0277-2016
Initiated
October 14, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Teleflex Medical
Quantity
2050 ea.

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The defective component can cause gas leakage through the device. This can result in loss of pneumoperitoneum, potentially necessitating removal of the defective device and insertion of another device.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

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Reason for recall

The defective component can cause gas leakage through the device. This can result in loss of pneumoperitoneum, potentially necessitating removal of the defective device and insertion of another device.

Code information

Lot Numbers - 73A1500175, 73A1500306, 73B1500116, 73B1500418

Distribution pattern

Nationwide Distribution including the states of AK, AZ, AR, CA, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, VA, VT, and WI.