Merit Medical Systems, Inc.: Merit Medical's Custom Procedural Tray or Kits K12T-03162B & K12T-02641F.Custom Procedural Tray or Kits is a combination of legally marketed medical devices placed into one container for the convenience of the user and used within the limits of the product's intended uses.

Recall number

Z-0663-2013

Recalling firm

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

Product

Merit Medical's Custom Procedural Tray or Kits K12T-03162B & K12T-02641F.Custom Procedural Tray or Kits is a combination of legally marketed medical devices placed into one container for the convenience of the user and used within the limits of the product's intended uses.

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2012-09-14

Posted

2013-01-10

Terminated

2013-01-14

Reason

Custom Procedural Trays/Kits contain 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection which were recalled because one confirmed customer report where four separate particulate issues were identified in four individual flexible containers. The particular matter may result acutely in local inflammation, phlebitis and/or generalized low-level allergic response to the particulate and/or embolize to other organs in the

Root cause

Under Investigation by firm

Action

Merit Medical sent an "URGENT PRODUCT RECALL NOTICE" dated September 14, 2012 to all affected customers. The letter identified the affected product, description of problem and recommended user actions to be taken. Consignees were requested to ensure that all appropriate personnel are notified of the affected Merit trays so that they can take immediate action. They were instructed to quarantine all affected kits, remove the bag of 0.9% Sodium Chloride and return the affected product to Merit for credit or replacement. Consignees were requested to complete and sign the Customer Response Form and immediately fax a copy of the completed Customer Response Form to: 1-804-416-1031 and mail the completed original Customer Response Form using the provided postage-paid, self-addressed envelope to Merit. Consignees were given product return instructions.

Quantity

422 total kits/trays

Distribution

Distributed in Mississippi and New Jersey.

Lot, serial or model codes

Tray and Kit - K12T-03162B & K12T-02641F/ Lots #T243169, Exp. 2012-12, T276753, Exp. 2013-04, T282465, Exp. 2013-02, T259844, Exp. 2013-02, T265274, Exp. 2013-02, Chloride Injection Lot 05-201-JT

510(k) numbers

["K090882"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

NGT

Firm FEI

3002975287

Firm city

Chester

Firm state

VA

Firm country

not on file

Cite as

FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28

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