Ballard* Turbo-Cleaning Closed Suction System 98981Recalls & reported problems
Avanos Medical, Inc. · Turbo-Cleaning Closed Suction Catheter, Double Swivel Elbow, WET PAK* · Class 1
All models of Ballard* Turbo-Cleaning Closed Suction System (16)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00609038989815), received between Sep 15, 2022 and Sep 15, 2022 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 15, 2022Break; Break
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED 18-SEP-2022 STATED THE DEVICE WAS IN USE FOR LESS THAN 72-HOURS. THE CLOSED SUCTION CATHETER (CSC) WAS NOT ALTERED IN ANYWAY PRIOR TO REPORTED INCIDENT OCCURRING. THE PATIENT WAS INTUBATED AND REQUIRED PRN (AS NEEDED) SUCTIONING. THE PATIENT WAS EVENTUALLY EXTUBATED AND DISCHARGED FROM THE WARD.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 15429185 ↗
Other CATHETERS, SUCTION, TRACHEOBRONCHIAL devices
- Ballard* Closed Suction System 93826Avanos Medical, Inc. · CATHETERS, SUCTION, TRACHEOBRONCHIAL1 recall70 reports
- Ballard* Closed Suction System 92431Avanos Medical, Inc. · CATHETERS, SUCTION, TRACHEOBRONCHIAL78 reports
- Ballard* Turbo-Cleaning Closed Suction System 98965Avanos Medical, Inc. · CATHETERS, SUCTION, TRACHEOBRONCHIAL1 recall16 reports
- Medline DYNCPDS14Medline Industries, Inc. · CATHETERS, SUCTION, TRACHEOBRONCHIAL1 recall16 reports
- Ballard* Turbo-Cleaning Closed Suction System 98263Avanos Medical, Inc. · CATHETERS, SUCTION, TRACHEOBRONCHIAL1 recall11 reports
- Ballard* Closed Suction System for Adults 98310Avanos Medical, Inc. · CATHETERS, SUCTION, TRACHEOBRONCHIAL1 recall1 death9 reports
- Medline DYNCPTP14TMedline Industries, Inc. · CATHETERS, SUCTION, TRACHEOBRONCHIAL1 recall6 reports
- Medline DYNCPTP14Medline Industries, Inc. · CATHETERS, SUCTION, TRACHEOBRONCHIAL1 recall4 reports
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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