The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2224-2018·Announced 2018-06-20

Angiodynamics Recalls BioFlo PICC Kits Due to Bacterial Endotoxins

Angiodynamics Inc. is recalling BioFlo PICC nursing kits because a component may contain unsafe levels of bacterial endotoxins.

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: The recall involves a medical device with a potential contamination hazard (bacterial endotoxins) where no specific injuries or illnesses have been reported in the source text, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported injury.

Plain-English summary

Angiodynamics Inc. (Navilyst Medical Inc.) is recalling 79 boxes of BioFlo PICC (Valved) 5FDL-55cm Maximal Barrier Nursing Kits with 70cm Nitinol Wire PG, Catalog Number 75-038. The recall is being conducted because a component of the kits might contain unsafe levels of bacterial endotoxins (pyrogens).

The affected products were distributed to 34 US states and the District of Columbia, as well as to Canada, China, Ireland, and Spain. The specific lot numbers involved are 5301462, 5316413, and 5320267, with the Universal Product Number H965750385.

Healthcare providers and consumers should check their inventory for the specific catalog number and lot numbers listed above. If the product is found, it should be removed from use and returned to the manufacturer or disposed of according to local regulations.

The recalled product

Product
BioFlo PICC (Valved) 5FDL-55cm Maximal Barrier Nursing Kit w/70cm Nitinol Wire PG, Catalog Number 75-038
Affected units
79

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 (4)

  • UPN: H965750385
  • Lot: 5301462
  • 5316413
  • 5320267

Distribution

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 38 recalled by Angiodynamics Inc. (Navilyst Medical 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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