The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0736-2014·Announced 2014-01-22

Atrium Ocean Water Seal Chest Drain tubing may leak or disconnect

Atrium Medical Corporation is recalling 624 units of 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 medical device with a risk of harm (leakage or disconnection) where no specific injuries or illnesses have been reported in the source text, fitting the criteria for a High severity rating.

Plain-English summary

Atrium Medical Corporation is recalling 624 units of the Atrium Ocean Water Seal Chest Drain ATS Blood Recovery System with stopcock and in-line connectors. The product is used to evacuate air and/or fluid from the chest cavity or mediastinum.

The recall was initiated 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 and in Australia, Canada, Austria, Ireland, Romania, South Africa, Colombia, Lebanon, Netherlands, Jordan, Russia, and Taiwan. Healthcare providers and patients should stop using the affected devices and contact Atrium Medical Corporation for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Atrium Ocean Water Seal Chest Drain ATS Blood Recovery System with stopcock and in-line connectors Sterile fluid path packaging Product Code: 2050-070. To evacuate air and/or fluid from the chest cavity or mediastinum.
Affected units
624

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 →