Bard Blakemore Esophageal-Nasogastric Tube Child Difficult Plug Removal
C.R. Bard is recalling Bard Blakemore Esophageal-Nasogastric Tubes (Child) due to customer complaints that plastic plugs may be difficult or impossible to remove, preventing inflation of the gastric and esophageal balloons.
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 as Class I. The recall involves a medical device whose malfunction (inability to inflate balloons) prevents proper therapeutic function, and Class I recalls are inherently at least Severe (score 4).
Plain-English summary
C.R. Bard Inc is recalling the Bard Blakemore Esophageal-Nasogastric Tube (Child), REF: 0092110, distributed across all U.S. states, Puerto Rico, and multiple international locations including Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, South Africa, and Sweden.
The recall is due to customer complaints indicating a potential for users to be unable to or find it difficult to remove the plastic plugs needed to inflate the gastric and/or esophageal balloons. This difficulty or inability to remove the plugs prevents proper device function.
Patients, healthcare providers, and institutions using this product should contact C.R. Bard Inc for instructions on managing affected devices. All lots within expiration are affected (UDI: 00801741076817).
The recalled product
- Product
- Bard¿ Blakemore Esophageal-Nasogastric Tube (Child) REF: 0092110
- Manufacturer
- C.R. Bard Inc
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)00801741076817
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 5 recalled by C.R. Bard Inc 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.
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