AVID Medical Recalls Halyard MINOR PDS Medical Convenience Kits
AVID Medical, Inc. is recalling 137 Halyard MINOR PDS medical convenience kits because sponge forceps and towel clamps may release metal flakes into surgical sites.
What this means for you
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 involves a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, specifically the potential for foreign body reactions from metal flakes entering surgical sites.
Plain-English summary
AVID Medical, Inc. is recalling 137 units of Halyard MINOR PDS medical convenience kits, model number GVVA009-06. The affected products are identified by GTIN 10809160393512 and lot numbers 1592938 and 1594966. These kits were distributed nationwide in the United States.
The recall was initiated because sponge forceps and towel clamps included in the kits may have small loose metal flakes that could detach. If these metal flakes enter a patient's surgical site undetected, they may cause local reactions or possible foreign body reactions.
Healthcare facilities and consumers who possess these specific kits should stop using them immediately. AVID Medical, Inc. is the recalling firm responsible for this action.
The recalled product
- Product
- Halyard MINOR PDS - Medical convenience kits Model Number: GVVA009-06
- Manufacturer
- AVID Medical, Inc.
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 137
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (2)
- GTIN: 10809160393512 Lot Number: 1592938
- 1594966
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 73 recalled by AVID Medical, Inc. 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.
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