FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.: G1777: Umbilical (2) 3 mL Line Draw, Luer lock syringes (heparin concentration: 23.5 I.U. per mL) with Filter-Pro devices and (2) Needle-Pro Devices with 22G x 1needles Arterial Blood Sampling Line Draw Syringes are sterile, single-use devices, in-vitro diagnostic devices used for the drawing of arterial blood via an arterial line. The product is not for injection.
- Recall number
- Z-1191-2014
- Recalling firm
- Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.
- Product
- G1777: Umbilical (2) 3 mL Line Draw, Luer lock syringes (heparin concentration: 23.5 I.U. per mL) with Filter-Pro devices and (2) Needle-Pro Devices with 22G x 1needles Arterial Blood Sampling Line Draw Syringes are sterile, single-use devices, in-vitro diagnostic devices used for the drawing of arterial blood via an arterial line. The product is not for injection.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2013-11-22
- Posted
- 2014-03-12
- Terminated
- 2020-11-20
- Reason
- issue with the plunger tip of the Portex Arterial Blood Sampling Line Draw Syringes
- Root cause
- Component change control
- Action
- Smiths Medical sent an Urgent Field Safety Notice dated November 22, 2013, to all affected consignees via FedEx beginning on November 23, 2013. Distributors were instructed to notify their customers. Customers were instructed to inspect their inventory for the affected product and quarantine the affected syringes. Complete and return the attached Urgent Field Safety Notice Confirmation Form by fax to 603-358-1017 or by email to LineDraw@smiths-medical.com. Upon receipt of the completed form, a customer service representative will contact them to arrange for exchange of their unused affecte devices for credit or replacement. Customers were instructed to forward the notice to all personnel who need to be aware within their organization and to any organization where the potentially affected devices have been transferred. Customers were instructed to report any issues with the product to Smiths Medical's Global Complaint Department at 1-866-216-8806 or globalcomplaints@smiths-medical.com. For questions regarding this recall call 603-352-3812.
- Quantity
- not on file
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - USA including AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV. Internationally to Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Scotland, Spain, and Sweden.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- 2491431
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K952516"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JKA
- Firm FEI
- 1217052
- Firm city
- Keene
- Firm state
- NH
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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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