JACKSON-PRATTRecalls & reported problems across all models
Cardinal Health 200, LLC · 20 models in the FDA device registry
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
19 open recalls name at least one JACKSON-PRATT model. Check whether yours is affected in the recall details, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.
- Adverse event reports
- 13
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 9
- Recalls
- 19
We found 20 models of JACKSON-PRATT by Cardinal Health 200, LLC in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 13 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Aug 23, 2022 and Dec 3, 2025 — classified as 9 injuries, 4 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (9 reports).
19 FDA recall records name at least one of these models by its device identifier, 19 still open.
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event. Widely used products collect more reports, so totals can't be used to compare products or estimate failure rates. Only reports that name a model's exact device identifier are counted. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works
Reports received per month, all models
JACKSON-PRATT recalls
FDA recall records that name at least one of these models by its device identifier, newest first. Each recall usually covers specific models or lots, so check the details.
- Dec 14, 2022Open, Classified
Cardinal Health recently received multiple complaints regarding various performance issues with Cardinal Health Jackson-Pratt Channel Drains including lack of radiopacity in wound drains, dull trocars impacting product performance, lack of flexibility of wound drains, and broken wound tips.
Z-0994-2023 · Root cause: Unknown/Undetermined by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
- Dec 14, 2022Open, Classified
Cardinal Health recently received multiple complaints regarding various performance issues with Cardinal Health Jackson-Pratt Channel Drains including lack of radiopacity in wound drains, dull trocars impacting product performance, lack of flexibility of wound drains, and broken wound tips.
Z-0993-2023 · Root cause: Unknown/Undetermined by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
- Dec 14, 2022Open, Classified
Cardinal Health recently received multiple complaints regarding various performance issues with Cardinal Health Jackson-Pratt Channel Drains including lack of radiopacity in wound drains, dull trocars impacting product performance, lack of flexibility of wound drains, and broken wound tips.
Z-0991-2023 · Root cause: Unknown/Undetermined by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
- Dec 14, 2022Open, Classified
Cardinal Health recently received multiple complaints regarding various performance issues with Cardinal Health Jackson-Pratt Channel Drains including lack of radiopacity in wound drains, dull trocars impacting product performance, lack of flexibility of wound drains, and broken wound tips.
Z-0990-2023 · Root cause: Unknown/Undetermined by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
- Dec 14, 2022Open, Classified
Cardinal Health recently received multiple complaints regarding various performance issues with Cardinal Health Jackson-Pratt Channel Drains including lack of radiopacity in wound drains, dull trocars impacting product performance, lack of flexibility of wound drains, and broken wound tips.
Z-0983-2023 · Root cause: Unknown/Undetermined by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
- Dec 14, 2022Open, Classified
Cardinal Health recently received multiple complaints regarding various performance issues with Cardinal Health Jackson-Pratt Channel Drains including lack of radiopacity in wound drains, dull trocars impacting product performance, lack of flexibility of wound drains, and broken wound tips.
Z-0982-2023 · Root cause: Unknown/Undetermined by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
- Dec 14, 2022Open, Classified
Cardinal Health recently received multiple complaints regarding various performance issues with Cardinal Health Jackson-Pratt Channel Drains including lack of radiopacity in wound drains, dull trocars impacting product performance, lack of flexibility of wound drains, and broken wound tips.
Z-0981-2023 · Root cause: Unknown/Undetermined by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
- Dec 14, 2022Open, Classified
Cardinal Health recently received multiple complaints regarding various performance issues with Cardinal Health Jackson-Pratt Channel Drains including lack of radiopacity in wound drains, dull trocars impacting product performance, lack of flexibility of wound drains, and broken wound tips.
Z-0980-2023 · Root cause: Unknown/Undetermined by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
- Dec 14, 2022Open, Classified
Cardinal Health recently received multiple complaints regarding various performance issues with Cardinal Health Jackson-Pratt Channel Drains including lack of radiopacity in wound drains, dull trocars impacting product performance, lack of flexibility of wound drains, and broken wound tips.
Z-0979-2023 · Root cause: Unknown/Undetermined by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
- Dec 14, 2022Open, Classified
Cardinal Health recently received multiple complaints regarding various performance issues with Cardinal Health Jackson-Pratt Channel Drains including lack of radiopacity in wound drains, dull trocars impacting product performance, lack of flexibility of wound drains, and broken wound tips.
Z-0978-2023 · Root cause: Unknown/Undetermined by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
- Dec 14, 2022Open, Classified
Cardinal Health recently received multiple complaints regarding various performance issues with Cardinal Health Jackson-Pratt Channel Drains including lack of radiopacity in wound drains, dull trocars impacting product performance, lack of flexibility of wound drains, and broken wound tips.
Z-0977-2023 · Root cause: Unknown/Undetermined by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
- Dec 14, 2022Open, Classified
Cardinal Health recently received multiple complaints regarding various performance issues with Cardinal Health Jackson-Pratt Channel Drains including lack of radiopacity in wound drains, dull trocars impacting product performance, lack of flexibility of wound drains, and broken wound tips.
Z-0975-2023 · Root cause: Unknown/Undetermined by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
- Dec 14, 2022Open, Classified
Cardinal Health recently received multiple complaints regarding various performance issues with Cardinal Health Jackson-Pratt Channel Drains including lack of radiopacity in wound drains, dull trocars impacting product performance, lack of flexibility of wound drains, and broken wound tips.
Z-0974-2023 · Root cause: Unknown/Undetermined by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
- Dec 14, 2022Open, Classified
Cardinal Health recently received multiple complaints regarding various performance issues with Cardinal Health Jackson-Pratt Channel Drains including lack of radiopacity in wound drains, dull trocars impacting product performance, lack of flexibility of wound drains, and broken wound tips.
Z-0973-2023 · Root cause: Unknown/Undetermined by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
- Dec 14, 2022Open, Classified
Cardinal Health recently received multiple complaints regarding various performance issues with Cardinal Health Jackson-Pratt Channel Drains including lack of radiopacity in wound drains, dull trocars impacting product performance, lack of flexibility of wound drains, and broken wound tips.
Z-0972-2023 · Root cause: Unknown/Undetermined by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
- Dec 14, 2022Open, Classified
Cardinal Health recently received multiple complaints regarding various performance issues with Cardinal Health Jackson-Pratt Channel Drains including lack of radiopacity in wound drains, dull trocars impacting product performance, lack of flexibility of wound drains, and broken wound tips.
Z-0971-2023 · Root cause: Unknown/Undetermined by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
- Dec 14, 2022Open, Classified
Cardinal Health recently received multiple complaints regarding various performance issues with Cardinal Health Jackson-Pratt Channel Drains including lack of radiopacity in wound drains, dull trocars impacting product performance, lack of flexibility of wound drains, and broken wound tips.
Z-0970-2023 · Root cause: Unknown/Undetermined by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
- Dec 14, 2022Open, Classified
Cardinal Health recently received multiple complaints regarding various performance issues with Cardinal Health Jackson-Pratt Channel Drains including lack of radiopacity in wound drains, dull trocars impacting product performance, lack of flexibility of wound drains, and broken wound tips.
Z-0969-2023 · Root cause: Unknown/Undetermined by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
- Dec 14, 2022Open, Classified
Cardinal Health recently received multiple complaints regarding various performance issues with Cardinal Health Jackson-Pratt Channel Drains including lack of radiopacity in wound drains, dull trocars impacting product performance, lack of flexibility of wound drains, and broken wound tips.
Z-0968-2023 · Root cause: Unknown/Undetermined by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
Most reported JACKSON-PRATT problems
Device problems
- Break9
- Difficult to Remove1
- Entrapment of Device1
- Material Separation1
- Material Too Rigid or Stiff1
- Retraction Problem1
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient6
- Insufficient Information5
- Failure of Implant1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- Pain1
- Seroma1
- Unspecified Infection1
JACKSON-PRATT models
20 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.
- JACKSON-PRATT JP-2212CATHETER, IRRIGATION1 recall3 reports
- JACKSON-PRATT JP-2214CATHETER, IRRIGATION1 recall3 reports
- JACKSON-PRATT JP-2225CATHETER, IRRIGATION1 recall2 reports
- JACKSON-PRATT JP-2187CATHETER, IRRIGATION1 recall1 report
- JACKSON-PRATT JP-2190CATHETER, IRRIGATION1 recall1 report
- JACKSON-PRATT JP-2215CATHETER, IRRIGATION1 recall1 report
- JACKSON-PRATT JP-2233CATHETER, IRRIGATION1 recall1 report
- JACKSON-PRATT JP-2188CATHETER, IRRIGATION1 recall0 reports
- JACKSON-PRATT JP-2189CATHETER, IRRIGATION1 recall0 reports
- JACKSON-PRATT JP-2191CATHETER, IRRIGATION1 recall0 reports
- JACKSON-PRATT JP-2210CATHETER, IRRIGATION1 recall0 reports
- JACKSON-PRATT JP-2211CATHETER, IRRIGATION1 recall0 reports
- JACKSON-PRATT JP-2216CATHETER, IRRIGATION1 recall0 reports
- JACKSON-PRATT JP-2217CATHETER, IRRIGATION1 recall0 reports
- JACKSON-PRATT JP-2221CATHETER, IRRIGATION1 recall0 reports
- JACKSON-PRATT JP-2223CATHETER, IRRIGATION1 recall0 reports
- JACKSON-PRATT JP-2232CATHETER, IRRIGATION1 recall0 reports
- JACKSON-PRATT JP-2290CATHETER, IRRIGATION1 recall0 reports
- JACKSON-PRATT JP-2292CATHETER, IRRIGATION1 recall0 reports
- JACKSON-PRATT JP-2211CATHETER, IRRIGATION1 report
Recent JACKSON-PRATT adverse event reports
The 13 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 3, 2025Material Separation; Material Separation
WE HAD AN UNFORTUNATE SITUATION WITH THE CARDINAL HEALTH JACKSON-PRATT CHANNEL DRAINS JP-2190 THAT WE RECENTLY ORDERED. THE CHANNEL PART THAT GOES UNDER THE SKIN, SEPARATED FROM THE PART THAT IS OUTSIDE OF THE SKIN, THEREFORE CAUSING THE CHANNEL PART TO GET STUCK UNDER THE SKIN AND THE DOCTOR HAD TO OPEN THE AREA AND RETRIEVE THE CHANNEL PART OF THE DRAIN.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 23710419 ↗MalfunctionJun 9, 2025Entrapment of Device; Retraction Problem
1315 PAGED PA [PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT], TO INFORM UPON REMOVAL OF JP [JACKSON-PRATT] DRAIN SOME RESISTANCE NOTICE. DRAIN SEEMS EMBEDDED INSIDE THE SKIN. RN, AT BEDSIDE ASSES, TRY TO RETRIEVE THE DRAIN AND UNABLE TO DO SO. STOP ANY ADDITIONAL ATTEMPT. PLACE A NEW DRESSING. PT AWARE OF SITUATION, NO DISTRESS NOTED. INFORM CHARGE NURSE, AND PRIMARY RN OF CURRENT SITUATION. 1325 PAGED DR. REGARDING NOT BEING ABLE TO REMOVE JP DRAIN. AWARE NO, NEW ORDERS AT THIS TIME 1345 PAGED AGAIN, PA FOR NEW ORDERS. AWAITING RESPONSE. 1400 PAGED ALTERNATE PA, INFORM HIM REGARDING THE JP DRAIN SITUATION. PER PA, WILL COME TO ASSESS AT BEDSIDE. 1417 PA AT BEDSIDE. 1445 BEDSIDE STERILE PROCEDURE, PERFORMED BY PA. SUCCESSFULLY REMOVE JP DRAIN, NO RETRAIN OBJECT. PT TOLERATED WELL. ASSES AND CHANGE SURGICAL SITE. PT STATED PAIN 10/10, DILAUDID GIVEN PER ORDER. 1500 PER PA, IS OKAY TO CONTINUE WITH DISCHARGE.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 22166194 ↗InjuryMay 26, 2024Break; Break
MW5153800: CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT JACKSON-PRATT DRAIN WAS PLACED IN PATIENT MONDAY, FOLLOWING PANNICULECTOMY. PATIENT EVALUATED WITH JP TUBING AMPUTATED AT GLUED PORTION OF TUBING AND TUNNELING DEVICE CONSISTENT WITH FAILED/FAULTY JP DRAIN. TUNNELED TUBING WAS EMBEDDED INTO THE ABDOMINAL WALL REQUIRING REPEAT SURGERY AND REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY. NO OTHER MANUFACTURER JP DRAIN AVAILABLE. PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED WITHOUT SEQUELA.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 19399229 ↗InjuryApr 5, 2024Break; Break
CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE PRODUCT WAS PLACED EARLY LAST WEEK. PATIENT WENT TO ANOTHER UNIT AND THE DRAIN WASN¿T PRODUCING ANYTHING. THE DOCTOR ASSUMED IT WAS JUST THE BULB THAT WAS THE ISSUE, SO SHE REPLACED THE BULB. NOTHING RESULTED FROM THIS. IT TURNED OUT THERE WAS AN AIR LEAK WHICH CAUSED THE DRAIN TO HAVE NO SUCTION. WHEN THE DOCTOR WENT TO MANIPULATE THE ACTUAL DRAIN LINE IT FELL APART AND COMPLETELY PULLED OUT WITH THE SUTURE ATTACHED TO THE END. NO FURTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 19055688 ↗InjuryFeb 28, 2024Break; Break
CUSTOMER REPORTED THEY HAD TWO INCIDENTS NOW THAT WHEN REMOVING THE DRAIN A PIECE BREAKS OFF AND STAYS IN THE PATIENT AND THEY HAVE TO RETURN TO SURGERY FOR REMOVAL. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 18803262 ↗InjuryFeb 28, 2024Break; Break
CUSTOMER REPORTED THEY HAD TWO INCIDENTS NOW THAT WHEN REMOVING THE DRAIN A PIECE BREAKS OFF AND STAYS IN THE PATIENT AND THEY HAVE TO RETURN TO SURGERY FOR REMOVAL. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 18803254 ↗InjuryJan 12, 2024Break; Break
MW5148639: THE NEURO APRN(ADVANCED REGISTERED NURSE PRACTITIONER) ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE JP (JACKSON-PRATT) DRAIN WHICH BROKE AT THE INSERTION SITE AND A DRAIN FRAGMENT REMAINED IN THE PATIENT. THE NEUROSURGEON ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE FRAGMENT AT THE BEDSIDE WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE PT RETURNED TO THE OR(OPERATING ROOM) FOR SURGICAL REMOVAL OF THE JP DRAIN FRAGMENT.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 18505281 ↗InjuryOct 18, 2023Break; Break
THE DRAIN TUBE BROKE WHEN THE SURGEON WAS REMOVING IT FROM THE PATIENT. IT LEFT ABOUT A 5" PIECE INSIDE THE PATIENT REQUIRING PATIENT TO BE RETURNED TO SURGERY FOR REMOVAL. THE PATIENT WAS RETURNED TO SURGERY FOR REMOVAL AND ADMINISTERED MEDICATION FOR ANESTHESIA AND RECOVERY. HE WAS DISCHARGED IN STABLE CONDITION TO SKILLED NURSING.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 17961686 ↗MalfunctionMay 19, 2023Break; Break
CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING REMOVAL OF JP DRAIN FROM THE PATIENT, IT BROKE. THIS IS 1 OF 3 EVENTS THAT HAS HAPPENED AT OUR INSTITUTION WITH THE SAME DRAIN. EVENT DATE IS UNKNOWN. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED WHEN REQUESTED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 16969507 ↗MalfunctionMay 10, 2023Break; Break
DURING REMOVAL OF JP DRAIN FROM THE PATIENT'S SCALP, THE JUNCTION BETWEEN THE CLEAR DRAIN TUBING AND FLUTED WHITE PIECE APPEARED TO BE SEVERED AND EMERGED FROM SCALP, LEAVING THE LENGTH OF THE SUBGALEAL PORTION RETAINED IN THE WOUND. THIS IS THE 3RD EVENT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED AT OUR INSTITUTION WITH THE SAME DRAIN. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 16907876 ↗InjuryOct 18, 2022Difficult to Remove; Difficult to Remove
(B)(4): PATIENT HAD JP DRAIN IN HER ABDOMEN THAT WAS ORDERED TO BE REMOVED. DURING REMOVAL OF JP DRAIN, THE TIP BROKE OFF AND MIGRATED THROUGH BODY AND HAD TO BE REMOVED THROUGH IR PROCEDURE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 15629615 ↗InjuryAug 23, 2022Material Too Rigid or Stiff; Material Too Rigid or Stiff
CUSTOMER REPORTED PHYSICIANS ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DRAIN THAT IS ATTACHED TO A TROCAR, PASSING THROUGH THE SKIN. THE DRAIN IS STIFF AND HARD TO STRIP. DRAINAGE IS THEN LOW; THE DRAIN IS REMOVED, AND SEROMAS DEVELOP. AN ATTEMPT TO DRAIN THE SEROMA IS NOT ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL. THE PLASTICS GROUP RECENTLY HAD AN INFECTION. SEROMAS AFFECT THE ADHERENCE OF DERMAL TISSUE AND THE PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OF THE RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR PATIENT DEMOGRAPHICS PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Seroma; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 15280447 ↗MalfunctionAug 23, 2022Break; Break
CUSTOMER REPORTED THE WOUND DRAINS WERE STIFF AND NOT FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO MAKE THEM EASY TO WORK WITH. THE CUSTOMER ALSO REPORTED THAT ONE DRAIN BROKE OFF WHEN IT WAS BEING REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT. THE COMPLAINT SAMPLES, PHOTOS AND LOT NUMBERS WERE NOT PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15279357 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Models: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Models are grouped by the brand name the manufacturer registered.
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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