The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0735-2014·Announced 2014-01-22

Atrium Ocean Water Seal Chest Drain ATS Blood Recovery System Recall

Atrium Medical Corporation is recalling Ocean Water Seal Chest Drain ATS Blood Recovery Systems because the tubing may leak or disconnect.

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 high-risk medical device where a mechanical failure (leak or disconnect) poses a risk of harm, but the source text does not report any specific injuries or illnesses, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Atrium Medical Corporation is recalling the Ocean Water Seal Chest Drain ATS (Autotransfusion) Blood Recovery System with stopcock and in-line connectors. The recall involves 10,448 units of the device, which is used to evacuate air and/or fluid from the chest cavity or mediastinum.

The recall is being issued because the chest drain tubing of the ATS Blood Recovery System may leak or disconnect. The affected units are identified by lot numbers starting with 10883097 and ending with 10913346, including all units in between.

The affected products were distributed nationwide in the United States as well as in Australia, Canada, Austria, Ireland, Romania, South Africa, Colombia, Lebanon, Netherlands, Jordan, Russia, and Taiwan. Users should contact Atrium Medical Corporation for further instructions regarding the recall.

The recalled product

Product
Atrium Ocean Water Seal Chest Drain ATS (Autotransfusion) Blood Recovery System with stopcock and in-line connectors; Product Code: 2050-000. To evacuate air and/or fluid from the chest cavity or mediastinum.
Affected units
10,448

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 9 recalled by Atrium Medical 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 9 products in this recall →