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Aspira recallZ-1913-2023 · Merit Medical Systems, Inc. · initiated Apr 22, 2023

Open, Classified

Is my device affected?

  1. Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
  2. If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Merit Medical Systems, Inc. or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
  3. Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.

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Why it was recalled

There is a potential that valve assemblies will not open. preventing fluid from draining.

FDA root cause category: Process control

What the company is doing

Beginning on April 22, 2023, Merit Medical issued an "Urgent Medical Device Recall Notice" to affected consignees via FedEx and UPS. On May 31, 2023, Merit Medical expanded the scope and notified additional consignees. Merit Medical asked consignees to take the following actions: 1. Please immediately determine if any of the devices identified in the attached Customer Response Form (CRF) are within your facility, quarantine them, and discontinue use and distribution. 2. Ensure that applicable personnel within your organization are made aware of this field action. 3. If the product has been further distributed to other facilities, institutions, or manufacturers, please ensure this notice is immediately shared with them and note the quantity distributed on the CRF. Additional distribution details may be required by health authorities. 4. For Aspira Valve Replacement Kits, please immediately return all affected product in your possession to Merit, per the instructions in the attached CRF. 5. For Aspira Insertion Trays, follow the attached instructions for placing the recall labels. At the point of use, the valve assembly in the Insertion Tray is to be discarded and replaced by one of the replacement Aspira Valve Repair Kits. 6. Please fill out, scan and email the completed Customer Response Form to Customer Service at [email protected] within seven (7) days. All affected product shipped to you must be accounted for on the CRF. 7. Adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with the use of this product may be reported to the FDA s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail, or by fax.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-1913-2023
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated by the company
Apr 22, 2023
Posted by the FDA
Jun 14, 2023
Recalling firm
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
Quantity
524 units
Product code
PNG
FDA submissions
K212675, K110396
Distribution
Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY, Puerto Rico and the countries of France, United Kingdom, Mexico.

Product description

Aspira Pleural Drainage Catheter Insertion Tray 15.5F, REF 4992507, Version A, Sterile EO, Rx Only

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Lot # I2548172, I2568218, I2553914, I2614174, I2638785, I2559299; UDI-DI: 00884450394915

Devices named in this recall

1 device in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.

Product lines

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 92301).

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