The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-2599-2024·Announced 2024-09-04

Tracheostomy Tubes Recalled Due to Securement Flange Tears

Smiths Medical is recalling specific lots of PORTEX Bivona Tracheostomy Tubes because the securement flange may tear due to a manufacturing defect. These tubes are used for neonatal, pediatric, and adult patients worldwide.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I medical device recall with no reported adverse events. The defect affects the securement mechanism of a tracheostomy tube, a device critical for airway management.

Plain-English summary

Smiths Medical is recalling specific lots of PORTEX Bivona Tracheostomy Tubes for neonatal, pediatric, and adult patients due to a manufacturing defect. The securement flange, which holds the tube in place, may tear.

Affected product codes are 60PFS25, 60PFS30, 60PFS35, 60PFS40, 60PFS45, 60PFS50, and 60PFS55. The tubes have been distributed worldwide across multiple lot numbers for each size.

Patients and healthcare providers should verify the lot number of their tracheostomy tubes against the recall list provided by Smiths Medical.

The recalled product

Product
PORTEX Bivona Tracheostomy Silicone Tube, labeled as: a) PAED. TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE 2.5MM STANDARD FLEXTEND PLUS , Product Code/List Number/Item Code 60PFS25; b) PAED. TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE 3.0MM STANDARD FLEXTEND PLUS , Product Code/List Number/Item Code 60PFS30; c) PAED. TRACHE
Manufacturer
Smiths Medical ASD Inc.
Hazard
  • manufacturing-defect
  • flange-tear

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)

  • a) UDI/DI 15021312005837
  • Product Code/List Number/Item Code 60PFS25
  • Lot Numbers: 3868288
  • 3901288
  • 3917984
  • 3942491
  • 3952376
  • 3988093
  • 4015545
  • 4075235
  • 4086043
  • 4196278
  • 4216321
  • 4335004
  • 4348474
  • b) UDI/DI15021312005844
  • Product Code/List Number/Item Code 60PFS30
  • Lot Numbers: 3853454
  • 3868300
  • 3871052

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.