FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Microtek Medical Inc: FREEDOMAIRE(R) HELMET SYSTEM WITH BELT, REF 11114STK, QTY 1/CS, NON STERILE, NO LATEX The Surgical Helmet System is intended to be worn by surgical personnel to provide barrier between the operating environment and the surgical personnel in order to protect against contamination, body fluids and microorganisms.
- Recall number
- Z-1340-2015
- Recalling firm
- Microtek Medical Inc
- Product
- FREEDOMAIRE(R) HELMET SYSTEM WITH BELT, REF 11114STK, QTY 1/CS, NON STERILE, NO LATEX The Surgical Helmet System is intended to be worn by surgical personnel to provide barrier between the operating environment and the surgical personnel in order to protect against contamination, body fluids and microorganisms.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2015-03-10
- Posted
- 2015-03-27
- Terminated
- 2017-01-21
- Reason
- This recall is being conducted because a cohesive band used to package the devices contains latex and the product is not labeled as required by 21 CFR 801.437; it does not contain Caution: The Packaging of This Product Contains Natural Rubber Latex Which May Cause Allergic Reactions.
- Root cause
- Error in labeling
- Action
- The firm, Ecolab - Microtek Medical, sent an "Urgent: Recall - Mislabeled Product Immediate Action Required" letter dated March 2015 to its US customers on 03/10/2015 via letter and email. The letter describes product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to immediately examine your inventory and promptly quarantine the lot(s) listed; complete and return the enclosed Recall Response Form via fax to Quality Assurance Manager, Ecolab-Microtek Medical at (662) 244-3011 or email to: recall@ecolab.com RE: Recall - Mislabeled Product ASAP, and if you have further distributed the products subject to this recall, please notify your customers at once. Upon receipt of the completed response forms, Ecolab-Microtek Medical will issue a return material authorization (RMA) and ask that you return any unopened product listed above to Ecolab-Microtek Medical at the address listed in the attached form. If you have any questions in regard to this recall, please contact Customer Service by phone at 1-800-824-3027 or email; customerservice@microtekmed.com.
- Quantity
- 11 units
- Distribution
- US (nationwide) Distribution.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot Numbers: C9272 and C10078
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K001082","K910515"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- FYA
- Firm FEI
- 1043582
- Firm city
- Columbus
- Firm state
- MS
- 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
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- 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