Agency classClass IIOur severity:Moderate FDA (Devices)·Z-2808-2017·Announced 2017-08-16

FDA Recalls Hypodermic Needles Due to Insufficient Sterility Documentation

International Medsurg Connection, Inc. is recalling hypodermic needles because the company lacks sufficient documentation to support the product's sterility claims.

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 2/5 (Moderate).

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 and involves a documentation issue regarding sterility claims. No illnesses or injuries are reported in the source text, and the hazard is theoretical, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity score.

Plain-English summary

International Medsurg Connection, Inc. is recalling Hypodermic Needles (19 G X 1.0 in BD YALE DISP RG) because the company has insufficient documentation to support the product's sterility claims. The needles are used to inject fluids into, or withdraw fluids from, the body for the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease.

The recall involves 54,204,100 units of the product. The needles were distributed nationwide, including in Ohio, Massachusetts, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Mississippi, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Jersey, Texas, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, Washington, Alabama, Utah, Alaska, California, Illinois, Minnesota, Maryland, New York, and Michigan.

Healthcare facilities and distributors should stop using the affected needles and contact the recalling firm for instructions on how to return the product. The specific lot numbers affected are listed in the official FDA recall notice.

The recalled product

Product: Hypodermic Needle, 19 G X 1.0 in BD YALE DISP RG, 100 per box, 50 boxes/case, 5,000/case The products are used to inject fluids into, or withdraw fluids from the body. They are intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions or in the cure, mitigation…
Manufacturer: International Medsurg Connection, Inc.
Category: Medical Device — Hypodermic Needles
Hazard: sterility
documentation
Affected units: 54,204,100

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)

12-6925-x
12-6968-x
12-7060-x
12-7119-x
12-7144-x
12-7177-x
12-7208-x
12-7258-x
12-7259-x
12-7324-x
12-7325-x
12-7363-x
12-7391-x
12-7412-x
12-7463-x
12-7469-x
12-7472-x
12-7499-x
13-6780-x
13-7538-x

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 24 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 59 recalled by International Medsurg Connection, 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.

See all 59 products in this recall →

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