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Aptalis Pharmatech Inc.: FLUTTER Percussor respiratory device, packaged one unit per clear plastic package. Product Usage: Product is a percussor device, intended to be used as a mucus clearance device for patients with mucus producing respiratory conditions such as: atelectasis, bronchitis, bronchiectasis, cystic fibrous, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma.

Recall number
Z-1006-2015
Recalling firm
Aptalis Pharmatech Inc.
Product
FLUTTER Percussor respiratory device, packaged one unit per clear plastic package. Product Usage: Product is a percussor device, intended to be used as a mucus clearance device for patients with mucus producing respiratory conditions such as: atelectasis, bronchitis, bronchiectasis, cystic fibrous, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma.
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2014-11-13
Posted
2015-01-22
Terminated
2015-07-11
Reason
Customer notification that the device may be difficult to open or close.
Root cause
Process control
Action
Aptalis Pharmatech distributed a customer notification letter on November 13, 2014. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to forward complaints to Aptalis Pharmatech Customer Service department at 908-927-9600.
Quantity
Approximately 49,000 units
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of OH, NM, CO, NC, IL, MD, LA, MN, NJ, SC, AL, VA, MI, MA, and CA. in the countries of: Canada, Australia, Argentina, Guatemala, Serbia, Chile, and Finland.
Lot, serial or model codes
The affected products has lot numbers S46 and S47.
510(k) numbers
["K946083"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
BYI
Firm FEI
1525864
Firm city
Vandalia
Firm state
OH
Firm country
not on file

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Published
2026-09-28
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