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Event 87983

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

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
May 14, 2021
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Smiths Medical ASD Inc.

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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PORTEX UNLTRperc Percutaneous Dilation Tracheostomy Kit, REF 100/596/090 - Product Usage: intended for use in a controlled setting such as an Intensive Care Unit or operating room with the assistance of trained personnel.

Z-1993-2021
Recall number
Z-1993-2021
Initiated
May 14, 2021
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Smiths Medical ASD Inc.
Quantity
40 units

App-derived interpretation

Labeling or packaging reason.labeling_packaging · v1.0.0
incorrectly labeled

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Labeling mix-ups

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Reason for recall

One lot number of a specific model of ULTRAperc Percutaneous Dilation Tracheostomy Kit, 9.0mm may have been incorrectly labeled as a 7.0mm ID kit.

Code information

Lot Number 4072715

Distribution pattern

US Nationwide distribution in the states of PA, MI, MD, FL.