Cardinal Health Recalls Presource Lap Chole Kits Due to Airflow Obstruction Risk
Cardinal Health is recalling 4,571 Presource Lap Chole Kits because plastic packaging remnants may lodge in the filter and obstruct airflow.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Various Presource Kits contain a pre-assembled Filter and Anesthesia Circuit that may contain outer plastic packaging on one or more components. If the packaging is removed without disassembling the components, remnants of the plastic from…"
Plain-English summary
Cardinal Health, Medical Products & Services is recalling 4,571 Presource PBDS Lap Chole Kits. The affected products are distributed in Arkansas, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The kits contain a pre-assembled Filter and Anesthesia Circuit that may have outer plastic packaging on one or more components.
The recall is issued because if the packaging is removed without disassembling the components, remnants of the plastic from the packaging material may become lodged in the filter. This can potentially cause an obstruction of airflow. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this defect.
Healthcare facilities and consumers should stop using the affected kits and contact Cardinal Health for instructions on return or replacement. The affected catalog numbers are PG24LCGWG02 and PG24LCGWG, with specific lot numbers listed in the official recall notice.
The recalled product
- Product
- A) Presource PBDS, Lap Chole, Kit, Clean Up; B) Presource PBDS, Greenwood LeFlore Hosp, Lap Chole, Kit
- Manufacturer
- Cardinal Health, Medical Products & Services
- Affected units
- 4,571
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 (12)
- A) Catalog Number: PG24LCGWG02
- Lots: 153502
- 162892
- 170494
- 180482
- 88701
- 193548
- 198163
- 206986
- B) Catalog Number: PG24LCGWG
- Lots:153502
- 188701
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 14 recalled by Cardinal Health, Medical Products & Services 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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