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Description/REF: DRAINAGE KIT/AK-01600, DRAINAGE KIT/AK-01601, DRAINAGE KIT/ASK-01601-MM, THORACENTESIS KIT/AK-01000-T, THORACENTESIS KIT/AK
Brand / Firm
Product
Description/REF: DRAINAGE KIT/AK-01600, DRAINAGE KIT/AK-01601, DRAINAGE KIT/ASK-01601-MM, THORACENTESIS KIT/AK-01000-T, THORACENTESIS KIT/AK-01000, THORACENTESIS KIT/ASK-01000-CHP, DRAINAGE KIT/ASK-01000-NW, THORACENTESIS KIT/ASK-01000-UPMS, PNEUMOTHORAX KIT/AK-01500, PNEUMOTHORAX KIT (NO HEIMLICH VALVE)/ASK-01500, PNEUMOTHORAX KIT/ASK-01500-JCM
Reason for recall
Lidocaine, Bupivacaine, and 0.9% sodium chloride, the subject of a supplier recall, were included into kits and sets. The supplier was found to have quality issues and limited reports of drug ineffectiveness, and if sterility of a water-based injectable product is compromised this could lead to serious or life-threatening injuries.
Units affected
444,943
Description
Description/REF: DRAINAGE KIT/AK-01600, DRAINAGE KIT/AK-01601, DRAINAGE KIT/ASK-01601-MM, THORACENTESIS KIT/AK-01000-T, THORACENTESIS KIT/AK-01000, THORACENTESIS KIT/ASK-01000-CHP, DRAINAGE KIT/ASK-01000-NW, THORACENTESIS KIT/ASK-01000-UPMS, PNEUMOTHORAX KIT/AK-01500, PNEUMOTHORAX KIT (NO HEIMLICH VALVE)/ASK-01500, PNEUMOTHORAX KIT/ASK-01500-JCM