Centurion Nerve Block Tray Recalled for Human Hair Contamination
Centurion Medical Products is recalling 480 Nerve Block Trays due to a confirmed report of human hair embedded in a stopper.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 2/5 (Moderate).
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, but the source text does not report any hospitalizations or injuries, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity voluntary precautionary recall.
Plain-English summary
Centurion Medical Products Corporation is recalling 480 Nerve Block Trays (Nerve Block convenience kits) due to a confirmed customer report of particulate matter. The recall was initiated after Hospira identified the particulate as human hair, which was found embedded in and attached to a pinched area of the stopper.
The affected product is identified by CMP Kit code DT13405 and lot numbers 2014061250 and 2014071750. The expiration date for lot 2014061250 is February 2016, and for lot 2014071750 is March 2016. The products were distributed nationwide, including to Massachusetts, Indiana, New York, Georgia, Alabama, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.
Healthcare facilities and consumers should stop using the affected Nerve Block Trays and contact Centurion Medical Products Corporation for further instructions or a return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Nerve Block Tray (Nerve Block convenience kit)
- Manufacturer
- Centurion Medical Products Corporation
- Category
- Medical Device — Surgical Kits
- Affected units
- 480
Distribution
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.
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