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Device product

PORTEX Bivona Tracheostomy Silicone Tube, labeled as: TTS NEONATAL TRACHY TUBE 4.0MMTIGHT TO SHAFT CUFF , Product Code/List Number/Item Code 67N040

Z-2607-2024

May 29, 2024

Class I

Product summary

Firm
Smiths Medical ASD Inc.
Event
Event 94852
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class I
Quantity
Unavailable
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2607-2024

Official wording

Reason: Smiths Medical has identified that the securement flange of specific lots of the Bivona Neonatal/Pediatric and Adult Tracheostomy products may tear because of a manufacturing defect.

Code information: UDI/DI 15021312006230, Product Code/List Number/Item Code 67N040, Serial Numbers: 3877658, 3901313, 3923737, 3936563, 3942521, 3965334, 4016051, 4331550, 4334880, 4352757, 4362870, 4369535, 4380068

Distribution pattern: Worldwide distribution.

Derived failure modes

  • Manufacturing or process control

    reason.manufacturing_process_control · v1.0.0

    manufacturing defect