The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1935-2015·Announced 2015-07-08

Atrium Medical Recalls Ocean Water Seal Chest Drains Due to Missing O-Ring

Atrium Medical Corporation is recalling Ocean Water Seal Chest Drains because they have a missing o-ring. The recall covers 390 cases distributed nationwide, in Canada, and in Germany.

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: The recall involves a medical device defect (missing o-ring) which poses a risk of harm, but the source text does not report any specific injuries or illnesses, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Atrium Medical Corporation is recalling 390 cases of Ocean Water Seal Chest Drain, Single Collection W/AC, P/N: 2002-000. The recall is due to a defect where the chest drains have a missing o-ring.

The affected product is identified by Lot Number 222511. The products were distributed nationwide in the United States, as well as in Canada and Germany.

Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the affected chest drains and contact Atrium Medical Corporation for further instructions on how to proceed.

The recalled product

Product
Ocean Water Seal Chest Drain, Single Collection W/AC, P/N: 2002-000
Affected units
390

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (1)

  • Lot Number: 222511

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by Atrium Medical Corporation 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 4 products in this recall →

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