MediChoice Rayon Tipped OB/GYN Applicator, 8 inch, Plastic Shaft, Non-Sterile, Item Numbers WOD5001 and WOD5002. Product Usage: Usage: An absorbent tipped applicator is a device intended for medical purposes that consists of an absorbent swab on a wooden, paper, or plastic stick. The device is used to apply medications to, or to take specimens from, a patient.
Recall
- Recall Number
- Z-1192-2013
- Event Number
- 64919
- Firm
- Owens & Minor Distribution, Inc.
- FEI Number
- 3003753847
- Product Code
- KXF
- Status
- Terminated
- Root Cause
- Process change control
- Initiated
- March 26, 2013
- Posted
- May 1, 2013
- Terminated
- October 31, 2014
- Address
- 9120 Lockwood Blvd, Mechanicsville, VA, 23116-2015
Description
MediChoice Rayon Tipped OB/GYN Applicator, 8 inch, Plastic Shaft, Non-Sterile, Item Numbers WOD5001 and WOD5002. Product Usage: Usage: An absorbent tipped applicator is a device intended for medical purposes that consists of an absorbent swab on a wooden, paper, or plastic stick. The device is used to apply medications to, or to take specimens from, a patient.
Owens & Minor Distribution, Inc. is conducting a market withdrawal of MediChoice Applicator OB-GYN 8 inch product that does not meet our quality standards because the rayon may loosen or unravel from the applicator during use.
Owens&Minor sent an Urgent: Medical Device Recall letter to the first set of customers on March 26, 2013 and to their second set of customers on April 9, 2013. The letter identified the affect product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to examine their inventory and quarantine all affected products, contact service representative to discuss whether affected products should be returned or destroyed, and complete and return the Recall Reply Form. For questions call 804-723-7417.
US Nationwide Distribution.
4298.5 cases