FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Atrium Medical Corporation: Atrium Firm PVC Thoracic Catheter 28French-Intended to facilitate the evacuation of air and/or fluid from the chest cavity or mediastinum. Product REF Number: 15028
- Recall number
- Z-1297-2022
- Recalling firm
- Atrium Medical Corporation
- Product
- Atrium Firm PVC Thoracic Catheter 28French-Intended to facilitate the evacuation of air and/or fluid from the chest cavity or mediastinum. Product REF Number: 15028
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- 2022-04-21
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- not on file
- Reason
- Mismatch between the expiration date on the sterile barrier pouch and the expiration date on the case/shipper label. Product sterile barrier pouch label expiration date of 16SEP2024 (2024-09-16) while the case and shipper labels both showed 21SEP2024 (2024-09-21), causing product being used for up to five (5) days past the true expiration date
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- Getinge issued Urgent Medical Device Removal to consignees via FedEx with Signature Proof of Delivery on 4/21/22. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: Please examine your inventory immediately to determine if you have any of the Atrium Firm PVC Thoracic Catheter 28French with the REF/LOT number listed in this notice. Should you have any affected product, please remove from area(s) of use. The LOT Number (ME231010) can be found on the product label illustrated. " If you have affected product, you are entitled to a replacement at no cost to your facility. You will receive a replacement upon your acknowledgement that you have affected product for return. " Please forward this information to all current and potential thoracic cathether users within your hospital / facility. If you are a distributor who has shipped any affected products to customers, please forward this document to their attention for appropriate action. Please contact your local Atrium/Getinge Customer Service department to request a return authorization (RMA) and shipping instructions to return any affected product. Whether or not you have affected product(s) with the REF/LOT numbers listed in this notice, please complete and sign the attached MEDICAL DEVICE- REMOVAL RESPONSE FORM (page 4) to acknowledge that you have received this notification. Return the completed form to Getinge by e-mailing a scanned copy to thoracicCatheter2022.Atrium@getinge.com or by faxing the form to (877) 435-7043. Contact your Atrium/Getinge representative or call the Atrium/Getinge Customer Support at (603) 880-1433 (press option 1), Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time Zone).
- Quantity
- 56 cases (560 units / 10 units per case)
- Distribution
- AZ IL KS LA MI NY OH OK TX VA
- Lot, serial or model codes
- UDI-DI: 20650862150289 - case / 00650862150285- each Lot Number: ME231010
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- GBZ
- Firm FEI
- 3011175548
- Firm city
- Merrimack
- 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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