FDA Recall Terminated

Bard 3F SL PowerMidline Basic Kit CE-indicated for short term access to the peripheral venous system for selected intravenous therapies, blood sampling, and power injection of contrast media Ref: P6153118

Recall: Z-0294-2021 · Initiated September 14, 2020

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0294-2021
Event Number
86477
Firm
Becton Dickinson & Company
FEI Number
2243072
Product Code
PND
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Nonconforming Material/Component
Initiated
September 14, 2020
Terminated
November 9, 2021
Address
1 Becton Dr, Franklin Lakes, NJ, 07417-1815

Description

Bard 3F SL PowerMidline Basic Kit CE-indicated for short term access to the peripheral venous system for selected intravenous therapies, blood sampling, and power injection of contrast media Ref: P6153118

Reason

Kits do not contain the stylet/T-lock assembly indicated as a component on the label, may lead to a procedural delay and possibly discard of the kit.

Action

Becton Dickinson (BD) issued notification letter to FSN Europe on 9/14/20 to customer stating reason for recall, health risk and action to take specific to the country: Advice on actions to be taken by the Distributor: 1. Inspect your inventory, locate and quarantine any units of the impacted devices listed in Table 1. 2. If you have further distributed the product, please identify those facilities, notify them at once of this product removal and have them return the affected product to your facility. 3. Destroy any unused units of the affected product and complete the customer response form on page 3 indicating: o the quantities destroyed OR o that your organisation does not have any impacted units left in inventory 4. Return the completed Customer Response Form to <> as soon as possible or no later than October 9th, 2020. Should you have any questions or require assistance relating to this Field Safety Notice, please contact your Local BD representative at <>

Distribution

Foreign: Italy, Spain, and UK

Quantity

45 units OUS only