Burlington Medical kilt blockers may lose radiation attenuation over time
Burlington Medical is recalling kilt blockers because of the potential for attenuation degradation over time, decreasing the lifespan of the product.
What this means for you
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: Rubric level 3 covers risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported: degraded attenuation reduces the radiation protection the product is used to provide, and no injuries are stated.
Plain-English summary
Burlington Medical is recalling its kilt blockers. About 94 units were distributed nationwide in the United States and internationally to Canada, Australia, Bangladesh, Chile, Hong Kong, India, Mexico, Malaysia, Panama, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Uruguay and Vietnam. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II.
There is potential for attenuation degradation over time, decreasing the lifespan of the product.
Affected product is identified in the FDA enforcement record.
Facilities can identify affected kilt blockers by the product details above, and may contact Burlington Medical for further information.
The recalled product
- Product
- Burlington Medical, Kilt Blockers.
- Manufacturer
- Burlington Medical, LLC
- Affected units
- 94
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)
- UDI-DI (Product Code): 00840331272888 (KILTBLOCKER8-U8KILTBLOCKER24X24).
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 13 recalled by Burlington Medical, LLC 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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