The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0088-2020·Announced 2019-10-16

Centurion Triple Lumen Bundle Kit Recalled for Fluid Droplet Risk

Centurion Medical Products is recalling Triple Lumen Bundle Kits because the included BD MaxZeroNeedleess Connector may release fluid droplets after disconnection.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Devices): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a medical device defect (fluid droplets) that poses a risk of harm, but the source text does not report any specific injuries or illnesses, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Centurion Medical Products Corporation is recalling the TRIPLE LUMEN BUNDLE KIT ECVC1540. The recall involves 181,965 units that were distributed nationwide. The kits include the BD MaxZeroNeedleess Connector, which was previously recalled by its manufacturer due to a specific defect.

The defect involves the potential for droplets of fluid to separate from the sealed surface of the connector following disconnection. This issue is associated with the specific connector component included in the bundle kits.

Healthcare facilities and consumers who have these kits should stop using them and contact Centurion Medical Products Corporation for instructions on return or replacement. The recall is classified as Class II by the FDA.

The recalled product

Product
TRIPLE LUMEN BUNDLE KIT ECVC1540
Affected units
181,965

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 33 recalled by Centurion Medical Products Corporation under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 33 products in this recall →

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