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Device product

TheraCath(R) Epidural Catheter; Product Code: EC-05000

Z-2012-2018

April 11, 2018

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Arrow International Inc
Event
Event 79890
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
416,055 total products
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2012-2018

Official wording

Reason: Product sterility may be compromised due to unsealed packaging.

Code information: Lot Numbers: 13F17B0147 13F17C0176 13F17C0419 13F17E0464 13F17F0039 13F17F0498 13F17F0609 13F17F0789 13F17G0250 13F17J0076 13F17K0413 13F17K0414 13F17K0415 13F17K0416

Distribution pattern: US Nationwide, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CANADA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ECUADOR, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HONG KONG, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ITALY, JAPAN, KOREA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, PANAMA, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PUERTO RICO, ROMANIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, THAILAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, UNITED KINGDOM

Derived failure modes

  • Labeling or packaging

    reason.labeling_packaging · v1.0.0

    unsealed packaging
  • Sterility assurance

    reason.sterility_assurance · v1.0.0

    sterility may be compromised