FDA (Devices) recall action 79896
The FDA (Devices) publishes a recall like this one as 2 separate product records. They share a firm, a date and a cause; this page is all of them in one place, so the scale of the action is visible rather than spread across 2 pages.
Device is at risk of having detectable levels of bacterial endotoxin present on the packaging hoop that the catheter is packaged in. The bacterial endotoxin levels for the catheters are within acceptable levels; however, if bacterial endotoxins are present on the packaging hoops it may have the potential for cross-contamination in a clinical setting.
The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.
The unit total adds up the quantities the agency stated for each product. Where a product record gave no figure, or gave a weight rather than a count, it contributes nothing — so the real total is at least this, never less.
Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc is recalling 140 units of the Seeker Crossing Support Catheter due to potential bacterial endotoxin on packaging hoops.
Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc is recalling 130 units of Seeker Crossing Support Catheters due to potential bacterial endotoxin on packaging hoops, posing a cross-contamination risk.