FDA Recall Terminated

Portex Anaerobic Pulsator Arterial Blood Sampling Kit, with Liquid Sodium Heparin for Gases and Electrolytes. Reorder Number: G1392 Product Usage: The Arterial Blood Sampling Kit is intended for sampling arterial blood for the measurement of blood gasses, Cooximetry, electrolytes, total magnesium, and metabolites, (Glucose and Lactate).

Recall: Z-1028-2015 · Initiated December 17, 2014

Recall

Recall Number
Z-1028-2015
Event Number
70034
Firm
Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.
FEI Number
1217052
Product Code
JKA
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Employee error
Initiated
December 17, 2014
Posted
January 29, 2015
Terminated
June 25, 2015
Address
10 Bowman Dr, Keene, NH, 03431-5043

Description

Portex Anaerobic Pulsator Arterial Blood Sampling Kit, with Liquid Sodium Heparin for Gases and Electrolytes. Reorder Number: G1392 Product Usage: The Arterial Blood Sampling Kit is intended for sampling arterial blood for the measurement of blood gasses, Cooximetry, electrolytes, total magnesium, and metabolites, (Glucose and Lactate).

Reason

The outer box label is marked with the correct expiration date of 08/2016. The inner Tyvek Unit Label is marked with 08-2017 which exceeds the actual expiration date by one year.

Action

Smiths Medical notified American Medical Depot via telephone on 12 December 2014. Smiths Medical instructed them to put product at their location on hold. American Medical Depots customer will be instructed to return their unused product for replacement.

Distribution

US in the state of FL.

Quantity

900 units