The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-3071-2017·Announced 2017-09-06

Smiths Medical CADD Medication Cassette Reservoir Recall for Manufacturing Defects

Smiths Medical ASD Inc. is recalling CADD Medication Cassette Reservoirs due to potential incorrect pressure plates and tubing routing.

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 3/5 (High).

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 is classified as FDA Class II, and the source text describes a risk-of-harm product (medical device) with manufacturing defects where no specific injuries or illnesses have been reported.

Plain-English summary

Smiths Medical ASD Inc. is recalling CADD(R) Medication Cassette Reservoirs with clamp and female Luer, reference number 21-7002-24. The affected units are sterile, ethylene oxide sterilized, and prescription-only. The recall involves 17,280 units from lot number 16X659.

The recall was initiated because the medication cassette reservoirs may have been manufactured with the incorrect pressure plate. Additionally, the tubing used on the cassette may have been routed incorrectly. These manufacturing defects could potentially affect the performance of the medical device.

The affected units were distributed in Japan, China, and the United States. Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the affected CADD Medication Cassette Reservoirs and contact Smiths Medical ASD Inc. for further instructions or a replacement.

The recalled product

Product
CADD(R) Medication Cassette Reservoir with clamp and female Luer. Non vented stopper included, REF 21-7002-24, Rx only, STERILE EO, Manufacturer Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.
Affected units
17,280

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (1)

  • lot number 16X659

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Same manufacturer · Smiths Medical ASD Inc.

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