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Teleflex Medical: Hudson RCI, BiteGard Oral Bite Block, Single Patient Use, Rx Only, Teleflex Medical, Research Triangle Park, NC. The Teleflex Medical BiteGard Molar Bite Black is a disposable single patient use device that fits between the patients molars to prevent the patient from closing their mouth entirely and from obstructing the Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) tube, in the case where one is used.
- Recall number
- Z-1427-2012
- Recalling firm
- Teleflex Medical
- Product
- Hudson RCI, BiteGard Oral Bite Block, Single Patient Use, Rx Only, Teleflex Medical, Research Triangle Park, NC. The Teleflex Medical BiteGard Molar Bite Black is a disposable single patient use device that fits between the patients molars to prevent the patient from closing their mouth entirely and from obstructing the Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) tube, in the case where one is used.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2012-04-03
- Posted
- 2012-04-16
- Terminated
- 2014-05-20
- Reason
- Teleflex Medical received complaints that the bite block can become separated from the handle. If separation occurs, medical intervention may be required to remove the bite block from the patient's trachea or esophagus/GI tract.
- Root cause
- Process control
- Action
- Consignees received "Urgent Medical Device Recall Notification" letters on or about 04/03/2011. The letters described the issue and provided recommended actions regarding remaining product and returns. Questions were directed to Customer Service at (866) 804-9881 (US).
- Quantity
- 333,724 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution, including Nationwide (USA) and the countries of Canada, Singapore, China, Denmark, Netherlands, India, Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Catalog number: 1140; Lot numbers: 02A0800905, 02C1100483, 02F1000054, 02J0902663, 02A0801994, 02C1101954, 02F1000055, 02J1000939, 02A1000256, 02C1102754, 02F1100700, 02J1001824, 02A1000257, 02D0800059, 02F1101638, 02J1001825, 02A1001314, 02D0801329, 02G0801052, 02K0801935, 02A1001766, 02D0900557, 02G0802642, 02K0803847, 02A1100326, 02D0901732, 02G0900707, 02K0803848, 02A1101331, 02D1100098, 02G0901295, 02K0803849, 02A1102273, 02E0800110, 02G0902610, 02K0900029, 02B0900298, 02E0800342, 02G1000387, 02K0901174, 02B1000808, 02E0802363, 02G1000547, 02K1000019, 02B1000809, 02E0900148, 02G1100211, 02K1000520, 02B1001744, 02E0900638, 02H0800052, 02L1000392, 02B1100389, 02E1000111, 02H0800366, 02L1002223, 02B1101712, 02E1001758, 02H0801439, 02M0900100, 02C0800010, 02E1002588, 02H0801440, 02M0900855, 02C0802808, 02E1100223, 02H0900911, 02M0901463, 02C0901197, 02E1101181, 02J0800358, 02M0902072, 02C1001856, 02F0801932, 02J0801231, 02M1000288, 02C1001857, 02F0900762, 02J0900815 and 02M1000824 and Catalog number: 41140 (sold internationally) Lot numbers: 02A1102347, 02C1000226, 02C1003651, 02C1100970, 02D1001954, 02D1002705, 02D1101766, 02E1000107, 02E1100311, 02G0900700, 02J0802603, 02J1001026, 02K0901769, 02K1000616, 02K1001588, 02L0901972 and 02L1000486.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- KOG
- Firm FEI
- 3005747797
- Firm city
- Research Triangle Park
- Firm state
- NC
- Firm country
- not on file
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- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
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