The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0783-2018·Announced 2018-03-07

Avid Medical Recalls Pacemaker Tray Kits with Foreign Material

Avid Medical is recalling 70 TruCustom Pacemaker Tray kits because they may contain needles with loose polypropylene foreign material.

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 foreign material defect 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

Avid Medical, Inc. is recalling 70 units of AVID TruCustom PACEMAKER TRAY convenience kits, Item Codes LAKC020-08 and LAKC020-09. The recall is due to the presence of BD 22GA 1-1/2 inch SafetyGlide Non Sterile Bulk needles that may contain loose polypropylene foreign material above the release specification.

The affected kits were distributed in 10 states: Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Specific lot numbers and expiration dates include 1198747 (11/1/2018), 1199952 (10/1/2018), and 1219974 (1/1/2019).

Healthcare providers and consumers should check their inventory for these specific item codes and lot numbers. If the product is found, it should be removed from use and returned to the manufacturer or disposed of according to local regulations.

The recalled product

Product
AVID TruCustom PACEMAKER TRAY convenience kits, Item Code: LAKC020-08 and LAKC020-09
Manufacturer
Avid Medical, Inc.
Affected units
70

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 (7)

  • Lot
  • Expiration Date: 1198747
  • 11/1/2018
  • 1199952
  • 10/1/2018
  • 1219974
  • 1/1/2019

Distribution

Distributed in 10 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 23 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.

See all 23 products in this recall →