FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

VIA Medical Collection Bag; The collection bag is an accessory waste bag used in conjunction with the sterile LVM blood gas sensor with the LVM Monitor. The collection bag is packaged in a tyvek pouch which is included in either replacement kit (777-3103) or LVM sensor kit (777-3102).

Recall: Z-1531-2013 · Reported June 19, 2013

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-1531-2013
Event ID
65341
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
International Biomedical, Ltd.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
June 19, 2013
Initiation Date
May 24, 2013
Classification Date
June 11, 2013
Termination Date
July 29, 2013
Address
8508 Cross Park Dr, N/A, Austin, TX, 78754-4532, United States

Description

VIA Medical Collection Bag; The collection bag is an accessory waste bag used in conjunction with the sterile LVM blood gas sensor with the LVM Monitor. The collection bag is packaged in a tyvek pouch which is included in either replacement kit (777-3103) or LVM sensor kit (777-3102).

Reason

International Biomedical has received reports of interference between the collection bag and the extension set connectors. Evaluation of the affected components indicates that the collection bag connector can become occluded due to an over-tightening of the luer lock by the end user. To alleviate the occurrence of this issue in the fixture, the connector on the collection bag has been improved to

Code Info

Model/Part Number: 209-2113, or as part of kits 777-3103 and 777-3102. Collection Bag Lot numbers: 4389, 4465, 4478, 4516, 4530, 4430, 4489

Distribution

Nationwide Distribution.

Quantity

7,000