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Event 80135

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
May 04, 2018
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Vascular Solutions, 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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Drainer(R) Centesis Catheters: (a) REF 8810, 5F x 9cm (b) REF 8811, 6F x 9cm (c) REF 8812, 5F x 15cm Product The Drainer centesis catheter is intended for use in percutaneous fluid aspirations and small volume drainage procedures.

Z-2249-2018
Recall number
Z-2249-2018
Initiated
May 04, 2018
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Vascular Solutions, Inc.
Quantity
276 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The supplier of Drainer(R) centesis catheters notified Vascular Solutions, Inc. that there is a potential for certain production lots to contain unsafe levels of bacterial endotoxins.

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Reason for recall

The supplier of Drainer(R) centesis catheters notified Vascular Solutions, Inc. that there is a potential for certain production lots to contain unsafe levels of bacterial endotoxins.

Code information

a) REF 8810, 5F x 9cm, Lot Numbers: 18037128, 18057123 (b) REF 8811, 6F x 9cm, Lot Numbers: 18026062, 18026063 (c) REF 8812, 5F x 15cm, Lot Number: 18050076

Distribution pattern

US Nationwide Distribution