FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

Clear Flashback Needle 7cm x 18G AMC/4; Clear Flashback Needle 2.5 cm x 21G AMC/4; Winged Arterial Needle 7cm x 18G AMC/4; Clear Flashback Needle 7 cm x 19G AMC/4 Usage: Argon Arterial Access Needles are designed to provide vascular access for the percutaneous introduction of a guidewire.

Recall: Z-2252-2017 · Reported June 14, 2017

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-2252-2017
Event ID
77273
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Argon Medical Devices, Inc
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Report Date
June 14, 2017
Initiation Date
May 11, 2017
Classification Date
June 6, 2017
Termination Date
January 25, 2018
Address
1445 Flat Creek Rd, N/A, Athens, TX, 75751-5002, United States

Description

Clear Flashback Needle 7cm x 18G AMC/4; Clear Flashback Needle 2.5 cm x 21G AMC/4; Winged Arterial Needle 7cm x 18G AMC/4; Clear Flashback Needle 7 cm x 19G AMC/4 Usage: Argon Arterial Access Needles are designed to provide vascular access for the percutaneous introduction of a guidewire.

Reason

Argon Medical has received a complaint from one of their distributors of a potential packaging defect. The product is sealed in a pouch and the defect if present shows as a potential void or unsealed edge of the pouch.

Code Info

11161099 11161729 11160990 11160912

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the countries of Belgium, Canada, Japan, Netherlands

Quantity

7140 pieces