Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Devices)·Z-1107-2015·Announced 2015-02-18

Teleflex Medical Recalls 040 Humidifier Adaptors Due to Foreign Material

Teleflex Medical is recalling 040 Humidifier Adaptors because packages may contain black particles. The recall affects 15,779,607 units distributed worldwide.

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 3/5 (High).

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 (foreign material in sterile packages) where no specific injuries or illnesses have been reported in the source text, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported injury.

Plain-English summary

Teleflex Medical is recalling the 040 Humidifier Adaptor, an accessory used to connect sterile water or saline to a humidifier circuit for inhalation therapy. The recall is being conducted because the packages may contain foreign material, specifically black particles. Only the 040 Humidifier adaptor packaged with the water bottle is affected by this recall.

The recall involves 15,779,607 units. The affected products are identified by Product Code 400040 and Lot numbers BE15 and BM17. These units were distributed nationwide in the United States and in numerous countries worldwide, including Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

Healthcare providers and consumers should stop using the affected 040 Humidifier Adaptors immediately. Users should check their inventory for the specific product code and lot numbers listed above. If the product matches the description, it should be returned to Teleflex Medical or the distributor for credit or replacement.

The recalled product

Product: ADAPTOR, 040 HUM, INTL. Product Usage: The Humidifier Adaptor is an accessory which allows connection of sterile water or sterile saline to a humidifier circuit for the addition of water vapor to inhalation therapy gases. Only the 040 Humidifier adaptor packaged with the…
Manufacturer: Teleflex Medical
Category: Medical Device — Respiratory Therapy
Hazard: foreign-material
contamination
Affected units: 15,779,607

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)

Product Code: 400040
Lot numbers: BE15 & BM17.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 15 recalled by Teleflex Medical 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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