The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2374-2016·Announced 2016-08-17

Teleflex Servo Humidifier 163 Recalled Due to Connector Cracks

Teleflex Medical is recalling Servo Humidifier 163 units because cracks may occur at the ISO female connectors.

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 structural defect (cracks) that poses a risk of harm to patients, but the source text does not report any specific injuries or illnesses, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported injury.

Plain-English summary

Teleflex Medical is recalling 2,700 units of the Servo Humidifier 163, Model 01-06-8125-8, REF 6419365. The recall involves specific lots (201450, 201451, 201452, 201504) that were distributed nationwide in the United States, specifically in the states of Florida, Kansas, and West Virginia.

The recall is being issued because cracks may occur at the 15mm and 22mm ISO female connector. This device is a heat and moisture condenser intended to be positioned over a tracheotomy or tracheal tube to warm and humidify gases breathed in by the patient.

Healthcare facilities and consumers should stop using the affected devices and contact Teleflex Medical for instructions on replacement or return.

The recalled product

Product
Servo Humidifier 163, Model 01-06-8125-8, REF 6419365 Product Usage: A heat and moisture condenser (artifical nose) is a device intended to be positioned over a tracheotomy (a surgically created opening in the throat) or tracheal tube (a tube inserted into the trachea) to war
Manufacturer
Teleflex Medical
Affected units
2,700

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)

  • Lots 201450
  • 201451
  • 201452
  • 201504

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 3 states specifically: