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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-1831-2023·Announced 2023-07-05

Endotracheal Tube Connector Disconnection Reported: FDA Recalls TELEFLEX Slick Set Nationwide

TELEFLEX has recalled approximately 50,000 Slick Set Endotracheal Tubes nationwide due to reports of connector disconnection.

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: FDA Class I classification for an endotracheal tube device with actual reported connector disconnections. No injuries have been reported, but connector failure on a critical airway device poses inherent safety risk.

Plain-English summary

The Slick Set Cuffed Endotracheal Tube and Stylet Set (REF 170070) is an airway management medical device. The recalled product includes approximately 50,039 units distributed nationwide across the United States and Puerto Rico.

The FDA identified reports of the 15mm connector disconnecting from the endotracheal tube. This connector is part of the device assembly.

The recall affects specific batch numbers manufactured between 2018 and 2021. Healthcare facilities that have received these products should verify batch numbers against the FDA's public list.

The recalled product

Product
Slick Set Cuffed Endotracheal Tube and Stylet Set, oral/nasal, REF 170070
Manufacturer
TELEFLEX LLC
Category
Medical Device — Endotracheal Tube
Hazard
Affected units
50,039

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 (20)

  • UDI/DI 4026704319572
  • Batch numbers: 18FG09
  • 18FG15
  • 18FG17
  • 18FG20
  • 18FG21
  • 18GG10
  • 18GG28
  • 18GT32
  • 18HG07
  • 18HG16
  • 18HG35
  • 18HG38
  • 18IG09
  • 18JG02
  • 18JG17
  • 18JG37
  • 18KG23
  • 18KG35
  • 18LG05

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 1 state specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 123 recalled by TELEFLEX 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.

See all 123 products in this recall →

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