Medline Nursing Skills Kit: Tracheostomy Brush Sharp Edge and Bristle Defect
Medline is recalling 172 Nursing Skills kits due to defects in the tracheostomy brush component. The brush has a sharp edge that can puncture tubing and cause user injury, and bristles may detach during use.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class I recall, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4. Although no injuries or illnesses have been reported in the source text, the documented defects—sharp edges capable of puncturing tubing and bristle detachment—present direct injury risks to users.
Plain-English summary
Medline Industries, LP is recalling 172 Nursing Skills kits (SKU #EDUC05038B, Case UPC 40195327019878) containing tracheostomy brush components with manufacturing defects. The kits were distributed nationwide in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Panama, and the United Arab Emirates. Affected lot numbers are 22IDA181, 22FDB543, and 22ADB550.
The tracheostomy brush component in the recalled kits has a sharp edge at the tip that can puncture tubing during use and potentially cause user injury. Additionally, incidents have been reported of brush bristles detaching prior to use or during use.
These products are labeled as training devices and are not intended for human use. Individuals and institutions that have received kits with the affected lot numbers should verify their inventory and take appropriate action if they possess affected products.
The recalled product
- Product
- (1) Nursing Skills kit, SKU #EDUC05038B, Case UPC 40195327019878, Non-sterile, For Training Purposes Only, Not For Human Use.
- Manufacturer
- MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
- Affected units
- 172
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 (4)
- (1) EDUC05038B - Lot numbers 22IDA181
- 22FDB543
- and 22ADB550
- case UPC40195327019878
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield 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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