The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1197-2013·Announced 2013-05-15

Cardinal Health Recalls Presource Knee Arthroscopy Kits Due to Airflow Obstruction Risk

Cardinal Health is recalling Presource Knee Arthroscopy Kits because plastic packaging remnants may lodge in the filter, potentially obstructing airflow.

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 where a defect (plastic obstruction) poses a risk of harm (airflow obstruction) during a procedure, but the source text does not report any injuries or illnesses, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported injury.

Plain-English summary

Cardinal Health, Medical Products & Services is recalling 4,571 units of the Presource PBDS, Knee Arthroscopy, Kit, Circulator. The recall involves kits with catalog number PO24AKNPC01 and lots 851288, 877594, 901672, 917786, 948443, and 972424. These products were distributed in Arkansas, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

The recall was initiated because the kits contain a pre-assembled Filter and Anesthesia Circuit that may have outer plastic packaging on one or more components. If this packaging is removed without disassembling the components, remnants of the plastic 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 recall. Healthcare providers and consumers should stop using the affected kits and contact Cardinal Health for instructions on return or replacement.

The recalled product

Product
Presource PBDS, Knee Arthroscopy, Kit, Circulator
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 (7)

  • Catalog Number: PO24AKNPC01
  • Lots: 851288
  • 877594
  • 901672
  • 917786
  • 948443
  • 972424

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

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.

See all 14 products in this recall →