FDA Enforcement Class II Ongoing

FilterFlow Suction Handle CH24, 20 eaches per sales unit. Product Usage: Filter Flow is designed for orthopedic surgery and combines suctioning function with filtering. The device is intended for orthopedic surgical procedures to remove and collect debris and bone fragments, chips, cement, marrow and blood clots without blocking the suction device, using a combination of suctioning and filtering.

Recall: Z-1038-2019 · Reported March 27, 2019

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-1038-2019
Event ID
82039
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Product Type
Devices
Firm
ConvaTec, Inc
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
March 27, 2019
Initiation Date
January 9, 2019
Classification Date
March 21, 2019
Address
7900 Triad Center Dr Ste 400, N/A, Greensboro, NC, 27409-9076, United States

Description

FilterFlow Suction Handle CH24, 20 eaches per sales unit. Product Usage: Filter Flow is designed for orthopedic surgery and combines suctioning function with filtering. The device is intended for orthopedic surgical procedures to remove and collect debris and bone fragments, chips, cement, marrow and blood clots without blocking the suction device, using a combination of suctioning and filtering.

Reason

An internal assessment of packaging confirmed the potential for a breach in the sterile barrier.

Code Info

Product Code/REF Number: 504159; Lot Codes: 176482, 189027

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of IL, MI, PA, WI. and the countries of Algeria, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Singapore, Spain, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam.

Quantity

124,000 units total