The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-1200-2013·Announced 2013-05-15

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

Cardinal Health is recalling 4,571 Presource Shoulder Arthroscopy Kits because plastic packaging remnants may obstruct airflow in the filter.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The FDA classified this recall as Class I. Per the rubric, if the agency's own classification is FDA Class I, the score must never go below 4. Since no deaths are reported in the source text, the score is 4 (Severe) rather than 5 (Critical).

Plain-English summary

Cardinal Health, Medical Products & Services is recalling 4,571 units of the Presource PBDS, Shoulder Arthroscopy, Kit, Circulator. The recall involves specific catalog number PO24SAGWF01 and lots 847129, 877843, 905183, 931801, 935180, 946651, 957422, and 969585. These products were distributed in the states of 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.

Healthcare facilities and consumers who have these specific kits should stop using them and contact Cardinal Health for instructions on return or replacement. The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that use of the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Presource PBDS, Shoulder 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 (9)

  • Catalog Number: PO24SAGWF01
  • Lots: 847129
  • 877843
  • 905183
  • 931801
  • 935180
  • 946651
  • 957422
  • 969585

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 →