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Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.: Fresenius Optiflux F250NRe Hemodialyzer, Single Use, Catalog Number: 0500325E, Advanced Fresenius Polysulfone. Intended for use as an artificial kidney system to the treatment of patients with renal failure, fluid overload, or toxemic conditions by performing such therapies as hemodialysis, hemofiltration, hemoconcentration and hemodiafiltration.
- Recall number
- Z-1622-2011
- Recalling firm
- Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
- Product
- Fresenius Optiflux F250NRe Hemodialyzer, Single Use, Catalog Number: 0500325E, Advanced Fresenius Polysulfone. Intended for use as an artificial kidney system to the treatment of patients with renal failure, fluid overload, or toxemic conditions by performing such therapies as hemodialysis, hemofiltration, hemoconcentration and hemodiafiltration.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2011-02-16
- Posted
- 2011-03-22
- Terminated
- 2013-02-12
- Reason
- There is an increased risk of an internal blood leak.
- Root cause
- Process control
- Action
- FMCNA notified consignees on 2/16/11 by telephone and follow-up with an Urgent FMCNA Optiflux F250NRe Recall letter via Certified Mail, return Receipt requested. The firm states in the letter that there is an increased risk of an internal blood leak affecting a small percentage of the two lots of dialyzers. They are asking customers to examine their inventory, to discontinue use, and segregate the affected product in a secure place. Customers are to contact their FMCNA Customer Service Team at 1-800-323-5188 for instructions on how to return product. Used dialyzers should not be returned. If there are any questions, Customer Service should be contacted.
- Quantity
- 38,364 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution -- USA and Canada.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot numbers: 10HU02012, Expiration Date: 06/30/2013; and 10LU02016, Expiration Date: 09/30/2013.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K082414"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- KDI
- Firm FEI
- 3001451489
- Firm city
- Waltham
- Firm state
- MA
- Firm country
- not on file
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- 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
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