Bard Blakemore Esophageal-Nasogastric Tube Plastic Plugs Difficult to Remove
The Bard Blakemore Esophageal-Nasogastric Tube (Adult) may have plastic plugs that are difficult or impossible to remove, preventing proper inflation of the gastric and esophageal balloons. C.R. Bard Inc is recalling all affected lots.
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: This is an FDA Class I recall, which by regulatory rule means the minimum severity score is 4. The defect—inability to remove inflation plugs—could prevent proper deployment of the tube's critical functions in time-sensitive clinical situations.
Plain-English summary
The Bard Blakemore Esophageal-Nasogastric Tube (Adult), model REF 0092100, is being recalled due to a defect affecting the plastic plugs that must be removed to inflate the gastric and esophageal balloons. Customer complaints indicate that these plugs may be difficult or impossible to remove, which could prevent the tube from functioning as designed.
This tube is used in healthcare settings for gastric decompression, feeding, and management of esophageal bleeding. Inability to properly inflate the balloons could impact patient care. The recall applies to all lots within expiration with UDI (01)00801741076800, distributed across all 50 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Canada, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, South Africa, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Healthcare providers and facilities using this tube should contact C.R. Bard Inc for guidance on replacement units and proper handling of affected devices.
The recalled product
- Product
- Bard Blakemore Esophageal-Nasogastric Tube (Adult) REF: 0092100
- Manufacturer
- C.R. Bard Inc
- Hazard
- device-defect
- functional-impairment
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 (1)
- All Lots within expiration/UDI: (01)00801741076800
Distribution
Distributed in 51 states:
- AK
- AL
- AR
- AZ
- CA
- CO
- CT
- DC
- DE
- FL
- GA
- HI
- IA
- ID
- IL
- IN
- KS
- KY
- LA
- MA
- MD
- ME
- MI
- MN
- MO
- MS
- MT
- NC
- ND
- NE
- NH
- NJ
- NM
- NV
- NY
- OH
- OK
- OR
- PA
- RI
- SC
- SD
- TN
- TX
- UT
- VA
- VT
- WA
- WI
- WV
- WY
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