FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Owens & Minor Distribution, Inc.: MediChoice Rayon Tipped OB/GYN Applicator, 8 inch, Plastic Shaft, Non-Sterile, Item Numbers WOD5001 and WOD5002. Product Usage: Usage: An absorbent tipped applicator is a device intended for medical purposes that consists of an absorbent swab on a wooden, paper, or plastic stick. The device is used to apply medications to, or to take specimens from, a patient.
- Recall number
- Z-1192-2013
- Recalling firm
- Owens & Minor Distribution, Inc.
- Product
- MediChoice Rayon Tipped OB/GYN Applicator, 8 inch, Plastic Shaft, Non-Sterile, Item Numbers WOD5001 and WOD5002. Product Usage: Usage: An absorbent tipped applicator is a device intended for medical purposes that consists of an absorbent swab on a wooden, paper, or plastic stick. The device is used to apply medications to, or to take specimens from, a patient.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2013-03-26
- Posted
- 2013-05-01
- Terminated
- 2014-10-31
- Reason
- Owens & Minor Distribution, Inc. is conducting a market withdrawal of MediChoice Applicator OB-GYN 8 inch product that does not meet our quality standards because the rayon may loosen or unravel from the applicator during use.
- Root cause
- Process change control
- Action
- Owens&Minor sent an Urgent: Medical Device Recall letter to the first set of customers on March 26, 2013 and to their second set of customers on April 9, 2013. The letter identified the affect product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to examine their inventory and quarantine all affected products, contact service representative to discuss whether affected products should be returned or destroyed, and complete and return the Recall Reply Form. For questions call 804-723-7417.
- Quantity
- 4298.5 cases
- Distribution
- US Nationwide Distribution.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Item # Lot# WOD5001 1206DG13A WOD5001 1206DG13B WOD5001 1207DG13A WOD5001 1208DG13A WOD5001 1209DG13A WOD5001 1210DG13A/B WOD5001 1211DG13A WOD5001 1212DG13A WOD5001 1301DG13A WOD5001 1303DG13A WOD5002 1206DG14A WOD5002 1208DG14A WOD5002 1209DG14A WOD5002 1211DG14A Expiration Dates: 2017-05, 2017-06, 2017-06, 2017-07, 2017-08, 2017-09, 2017-10, 2017-11, 2018-02.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- KXF
- Firm FEI
- 3003753847
- Firm city
- Mechanicsville
- Firm state
- VA
- Firm country
- not on file
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- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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- Published
- 2026-09-28
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