The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1427-2024·Announced 2024-04-10

Centurion Sterile Trach Brush Recalled Due to Weak Seal

Medline Industries is recalling 1700 Centurion Sterile Trach Brush devices due to a potential weak seal that may breach product sterility if the seal fails. The defect may not be obvious to users.

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: This is an FDA Class II recall of a sterile medical device with a theoretical hazard (potential sterility breach) and no reported illnesses or injuries. Per the rubric, recalls with theoretical hazards score at most High (3).

Plain-English summary

Medline Industries, LP is recalling the Centurion STERILE TRACH BRUSH (Product Code 6225ST) due to a weak seal defect. This affects 1700 units distributed worldwide, including the United States, Panama, and Canada.

The product may have a weak seal that could result in a breach of sterility if the seal fails. A loss of sterility may allow contamination of the brush. The weak seal may not be detectable by all users.

The affected lot number is 2023021090. Units can be identified by UDI/DI 50653160004750 (case) or 00653160004755 (each).

The recalled product

Product
Centurion STERILE TRACH BRUSH, Product Code 6225ST
Affected units
1,700

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)

  • UDI/DI 50653160004750 (case)
  • 00653160004755 (each)
  • Lot Numbers: 2023021090

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 29 recalled by MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield 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 29 products in this recall →

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