FDA Recall Terminated

Mercury Medical Neo-Tee T-Piece Resuscitator and T-Piece Circuit. The Neo-Tee T-Piece Resuscitator is a gas powered emergency resuscitator intended to provide emergency respiratory support by means of a face mask or a tube inserted into a patient's airway. It is intended for use with neonates and infants weighing less than 10kg (22 lb). The T-piece resuscitator circuit is a component used in conjunction with the T-piece resuscitator devices

Recall: Z-0639-2016 · Initiated October 22, 2015

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0639-2016
Event Number
72540
Firm
Mercury Enterprises, Inc. dba Mercury Medical
FEI Number
1024404
Product Code
BTL
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Device Design
Initiated
October 22, 2015
Terminated
October 13, 2017
Address
11300 49th St N, Clearwater, FL, 33762-4807

Description

Mercury Medical Neo-Tee T-Piece Resuscitator and T-Piece Circuit. The Neo-Tee T-Piece Resuscitator is a gas powered emergency resuscitator intended to provide emergency respiratory support by means of a face mask or a tube inserted into a patient's airway. It is intended for use with neonates and infants weighing less than 10kg (22 lb). The T-piece resuscitator circuit is a component used in conjunction with the T-piece resuscitator devices

Reason

Incorrect use of T-Piece resuscitators will result in complete occlusion of the patient circuit and consequent failure to ventilate the patient.

Action

Mercury Medical sent notification letters dated October 22, 2015, to all affected Domestic Consignees by courier and for the foreign consignees the notifications were sent via e-mail. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the consignee. Customer Immediate Actions - Immediately notify all personnel subject to using these devices to remove protective cap before connecting a mask. Further this filed safety advisory notice should be read in conjuction with the manufacturer supplied instructions for use. In addition, if you further distributed this product, please identify your customers and notify them at once of this product correction. Notificatin to your customers should include a copy of this letter. For questions contact Mercury Medical at 787-573-0088, 727-573-4966 fax or via e-mail at [email protected]

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) and Internationally to Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Guam, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirate, and United Kingdom..

Quantity

753,245 devices