The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0942-2015·Announced 2015-01-14

Centurion Chest Tube Tray Recalled Due to Human Hair Contamination

Centurion Medical Products is recalling 42 Chest Tube Tray kits because a single unit was found to contain human hair embedded in the stopper.

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 confirmed foreign object (human hair) contamination, representing a risk of harm where injury has not yet been reported, consistent with the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Centurion Medical Products Corporation is recalling 42 Chest Tube Tray (Cardiovascular Surgical Instruments convenience kit) units. The recall was initiated after a confirmed customer report identified particulate in a single unit, which was determined to be human hair embedded in and attached to a pinched area of the stopper.

The affected kits are identified by CMP Kit code CHT900 and Lot numbers 2014061950 and 2014070750, with an expiration date of 2016-03 for both lots. The products were distributed nationwide, including to Massachusetts, Indiana, New York, Georgia, Alabama, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.

Healthcare facilities and consumers should stop using these specific kits and contact Centurion Medical Products Corporation for further instructions or a replacement.

The recalled product

Product
Chest Tube Tray (Cardiovascular Surgical Instruments convenience kit)
Affected units
42

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)

  • CMP Kit code: CHT900 Lot numbers: 2014061950 and 2014070750 Expiration date
  • both lots: 2016-03

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 7 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by Centurion Medical Products 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 4 products in this recall →