FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Medline Industries Inc: Mucus Specimen Trap 40 cc, Specimen Trap 40 cc with additional transport cap; Product number DYND44140 (pack of 50), Product number DYND44140H (individual). Mucus Specimen Trap 80 cc, Specimen Trap 80 cc w/ additional transport cap; Product number DYND44180 (pack of 50). Used to collect mucus specimens during suction of fluid from the oral cavity, nose-throat area and/or bronchi of a patient.
- Recall number
- Z-1612-2014
- Recalling firm
- Medline Industries Inc
- Product
- Mucus Specimen Trap 40 cc, Specimen Trap 40 cc with additional transport cap; Product number DYND44140 (pack of 50), Product number DYND44140H (individual). Mucus Specimen Trap 80 cc, Specimen Trap 80 cc w/ additional transport cap; Product number DYND44180 (pack of 50). Used to collect mucus specimens during suction of fluid from the oral cavity, nose-throat area and/or bronchi of a patient.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2013-11-04
- Posted
- 2014-05-13
- Terminated
- 2017-11-29
- Reason
- There is a potential that the specified mucus specimen traps are not sterile. Use of the affected products may result in the contamination of patient specimens.
- Root cause
- Process design
- Action
- Medline sent a Recall Notification Letters dated November 4, 2013 to all affected customers.The letters included instructions for customers to: check their stock of the affected products; complete and return the enclosed response form even if none of the recalled products are in inventory; Medline will provide customers with a Return Goods Authorization upon receipt of the response form and credit will be issued upon receipt of the returned recalled products; and, notify any customers who may have received the recalled products. Customers who have any questions can contact Medline Industries at 866-359-1704.
- Quantity
- 1,610 mucus specimen traps
- Distribution
- US Nationwide Distribution in the states of CA, MA, MD, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TX, and UT.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Model Numbers: DYND44140, DYND44140H, and DYND44180; Purchase Order Number: 4506595929
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- BYZ
- Firm FEI
- 1417592
- Firm city
- Mundelein
- Firm state
- IL
- 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