The Recall Desk
ModerateFDA (Devices)·Z-2249-2015·Announced 2015-08-05

EXP Pharmaceutical Services Recalls Unregistered Airway Stent Systems

EXP Pharmaceutical Services Corp is recalling 10x40 Airway Stent Systems because the company failed to register as a medical device establishment or maintain its own quality system.

What this means for you

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, but the source text explicitly states no illnesses or injuries were reported and the hazard is regulatory (lack of registration/quality system) rather than a direct physical defect causing harm, fitting the criteria for a moderate, precautionary recall.

Plain-English summary

EXP Pharmaceutical Services Corp is recalling the Medical Device Exchange 10x40 Airway Stent System, a sterile, single-use tracheal prosthesis. The product is identified by OEM Catalog number 90129-209 and was distributed in the District of Columbia and the states of Colorado, California, Florida, Texas, and Arkansas.

The recall was initiated because EXP did not register as a medical device establishment, list the devices being recalled, or establish its own quality system. Instead, the company relied on its vendors being registered and having their own quality systems, which is not a compliant practice for the repackager.

Consumers and healthcare providers who have this product should stop using it and contact EXP Pharmaceutical Services Corp for instructions on return or replacement. The source text does not report any specific illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.

The recalled product

Product
Medical Device Exchange 10x40 Airway Stent System; Pouch, Tyvek/Mylar, Sterile, Single Use Only; OEM Catalog number 90129-209; EXP (repackager), Aero (OEM) Prosthesis, tracheal, expandable
Affected units
1

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)

  • OEM Catalog number 90129-209.

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 42 recalled by EXP Pharmaceutical Services Corp 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 42 products in this recall →