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Terumo Cardioplegia Delivery Set recallZ-0158-2015 · Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp · initiated Mar 1, 2011

Class II Terminated All recalls posted in October 2014

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 Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp 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.

Where to find your model and lot numbers · What recall classes and statuses mean

Why it was recalled

Defect in the luer connector can compromise the seal on the female side of the connector. and the compromised seal can introduce air in the table line

FDA root cause category: Device Design

What the company is doing

Terumo Cardiovascualr notified accounts by letter dated 3/1/2011 advising users users that the luer connector to the table line in certain lots of myocardial protection sets may leak. Users should not continue to use affected myocardial protection sets in a manner that exposes the connector to negative pressure without taking correction or replacement activities as described. Firm provided mitigating instructions: Clamp the table line distal to the luer connector when ending an infusion of cardioplegia thus isolating the leak from negative pressure. Contact Terumo CVS Customer Service to report the defect and arrange return of the unit: 800-521-2818.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-0158-2015
Recall class
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Mar 1, 2011
Posted by the FDA
Oct 31, 2014
Recalling firm
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp
Quantity
777 units
Product code
DTR
FDA submissions
K823451
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and the countries of Canada, Brazil, Hong Kong, Korea, and Thailand.

Product description

Terumo Cardioplegia Delivery Set- Item Number: 16130 Product Usage: The Cardioplegia Delivery Sets are indicated for delivery of cardioplegic solutions to the heart during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Lot Numbers: MN08, MNI5, MM11, MM18, MM25.  Manufacturing dates October 1I, 2010 through Novemberl5, 20 I 0.

Other devices under the same FDA submission

1 device cleared under K823451 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 58185).

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