The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-1202-2013·Announced 2013-05-15

Cardinal Health Recalls Presource Total Hip Kits Due to Airflow Risk

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

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, Total Hip, Kit, Circulator units. The recall is due to a potential defect where outer plastic packaging on components may leave remnants in the filter if removed without disassembling the components, potentially causing an obstruction of airflow.

The affected kits are identified by Catalog Number PO24THGWG01 and Lots 966051 and 970753. These products were distributed in the states of Arkansas, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

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, Total Hip, 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 (3)

  • Catalog Number: PO24THGWG01
  • Lots: 966051
  • 970753

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 →

Similar recalls