Carefusion 2200 Inc: *** 1) Cat. 4341B; Qty. 10; Thoracentesis Tray; With Catheter; Sterile; CareFusion; 1500 Waukegan Road; McGaw Park, IL 60085 USA; *** 2) Cat. 4341BSDF; Qty. 10; Safe-T Thoracentesis Tray; With Catheter and Sharps Injury Protection; Drug Free; CareFusion; 1500 Waukegan Road; McGaw Park, IL 60085 USA. Indicated for specimen retrieval and therapeutic drainage of the pleural cavity.

Recall number

Z-2193-2013

Recalling firm

Carefusion 2200 Inc

Product

*** 1) Cat. 4341B; Qty. 10; Thoracentesis Tray; With Catheter; Sterile; CareFusion; 1500 Waukegan Road; McGaw Park, IL 60085 USA; *** 2) Cat. 4341BSDF; Qty. 10; Safe-T Thoracentesis Tray; With Catheter and Sharps Injury Protection; Drug Free; CareFusion; 1500 Waukegan Road; McGaw Park, IL 60085 USA. Indicated for specimen retrieval and therapeutic drainage of the pleural cavity.

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2013-08-28

Posted

2013-09-11

Terminated

2015-06-16

Reason

Catheters included in Thoracentesis Tray and Safe-T Thoracentesis Tray - Drug Free may occlude, preventing drainage of excessive fluid from the pleural cavity leading to a potential delay in the medical procedure and potentially serious patient complications.

Root cause

Process change control

Action

Recall notification letters dated 8/27/13 were distributed via courier to direct accounts. Consignees were/are requested to confirm receipt of the notification, examine their inventory for the recalled products and to destroy the products. After the products are destroyed, the consignees are requested to submit a completed response form to CareFusion for replacement with functional devices. Consignees who cannot destroy the affected products are requested to contact CareFusion for additional information.

Quantity

*** 1) 174,580 units; *** 2) 23,330 units

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MD, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, and WV and Puerto Rico, and the country of Iceland.

Lot, serial or model codes

*** 1) Product Code: 4341B;  Lots: 554361 (Expires 11/30/15); 550463 (Expires 11/30/15); 548675 (Expires 11/30/15); 545891 (Expires 10/31/15); 544746 (Expires 10/31/15); 543978 (Expires 10/31/15); 542297 (Expires 10/31/15); 541063 (Expires 10/31/15); 539859 (Expires 10/31/15); 539470 (Expires 10/31/15); 537723 (Expires 9/30/15); 536497 (Expires 9/30/15); 535600 (Expires 9/30/15); 534616 (Expires 9/30/15); 532917 (Expires 8/31/15); 531869 (Expires 8/31/15); 530729 (Expires 8/31/15); 528789 (Expires 8/31/15); 526724 (Expires 8/31/15); 525767 (Expires 8/31/15); 523275 (Expires 8/31/15); 522256 (Expires 8/31/15); 517247 (Expires 7/31/15); 514103 (Expires 7/31/15); 512953 (Expires 7/31/15); 509413 (Expires 5/31/15); 508928 (Expires 5/31/15); 505191 (Expires 5/31/15); 504328 (Expires 4/30/15); 499957 (Expires 4/30/15); 498168 (Expires 4/30/15); 495057 (Expires 3/31/15), 492933 (Expires 3/31/15); 487660 (Expires 2/28/15); 486920 (Expires 2/28/15); 483377 (Expires 11/30/14); 481000 (Expires 11/30/14); 478361 (Expires 11/30/14); 476883 (Expires 11/30/14); 474403 (Expires 10/31/14); 471330 (Expires 10/31/14); 469597 (Expires 10/31/14); 469561 (Expires 10/31/14); 467093 (Expires 10/31/14); 464366 (Expires 10/31/14); 463156 (Expires 8/31/14); 461311 (Expires 8/31/14); 458579 (Expires 8/31/14); 456606 (Expires 8/31/14); 453734 (Expires 8/31/14); 450541 (Expires 8/31/14); 450540 (Expires 8/31/14); 446817 (Expires 8/31/14); 444048 (Expires 8/31/14); 440805 (Expires 8/31/14); 439236 (Expires 8/31/14); 436820 (Expires 8/31/14) ;433808 (Expires 7/31/14); 429003 (Expires 7/31/14); 427075 (Expires 7/31/14); 424115 (Expires 7/31/14); 420673 (Expires 6/30/14); 419197 (Expires 6/30/14); 417436 (Expires 6/30/14); 413285 (Expires 6/30/14); 411301 (Expires 6/30/14); 408552 (Expires 7/31/14); 405227 (Expires 6/30/14); 403653 (Expires 6/30/14); 400855 (Expires 6/30/14); 399197 (Expires 6/30/14); 389066 (Expires 5/31/14); 387167 (Expires 5/31/14); 382554 (Expires 5/31/14); 380046 (Expires 4/30/14); 377477 (Expires 4/30/14); 375047 (Expires 4/30/14); 372900 (Expires 4/30/04); 370763 (Expires 4/30/14); 370204 (Expires 3/31/14); 368133 (Expires 3/31/14); 366017 (Expires 3/31/14); 363544 (Expires 3/31/14); 362824 (Expires 3/31/14); 362000 (Expires 2/28/14); 359063 (Expires 2/28/14); 357349 (Expires 2/28/14); 352522 (Expires 1/31/14); 350387 (Expires 1/31/14); 348043 (Expires 1/31/14); 347360 (Expires 1/31/14); 343651 (Expires 10/31/14); 341316 (Expires 1/31/14); 339958 (Expires 1/31/14); 335395 (Expires 12/31/13); 333550 (Expires 12/31/13); 330580 (Expires 11/30/13); 327592 (Expires 11/30/13); 326052 (Expires 10/31/13); 322688 (Expires 10/31/13); 320605 (Expires 10/31/13); 316289 (Expires 9/30/13); 313891 (Expires 9/30/13); 312365 (Expires 9/30/13); 308400 (Expires 9/30/13); L1B129 (Expires 8/31/13); L1B177 (Expires 8/31/13); L1B215 (Expires 10/31/13); L1B311 (Expires 10/31/13); L1C150 (Expires 12/31/13); L1C190 (Expires 12/31/13; L1C273 (Expires 8/31/13); L1C376 (Expires 8/31/13);  *** 2) Product Code: 4341BSDF;  Lots: 548682 (Expires 2/28/18); 542824 (Expires 2/28/18); 528896 (Expires 12/31/17); 523596 (Expires 12/31/17); 522262 (Expires 12/31/17); 511661 (Expires 10/31/17); 486156 (Expires 8/31/17); 485085 (Expires 8/31/17); 469770 (Expires 6/30/17); 456730 (Expires 5/31/17); 437220 (Expires 3/31/17); 435599 (Expires 3/31/17); 363941 (Expires 8/31/16) 362922 (Expires 8/31/16); 354615 (Expires 7/31/16); 349218 (Expires 7/31/16); 347700 (Expires 7/31/16); 347346 (Expires 6/30/16); L1B185 (Expires 2/28/16); L1B321 (Expires 3/31/16); L1C201 (Expires 3/31/16); L0A238 (Expires 1/13/15); L0C212 (Expires 3/31/15); L0D150 (Expires 4/30/15); L0E143 (Expires 5/31/13); L0J242 (Expires 7/31/15); L0J274 (Expires 8/31/15); L0K270 (Expires 9/30/15); L0L264 (Expires 10/31/15); L0P117 (Expires 11/30/15); L0P126 (Expires 11/30/15); L9A294 (Expires 1/31/14); L9C267 (Expires 3/31/14); L9D320 (Expires 4/30/14); L9E238 (Expires 5/31/14); L9H237 (Expires 6/30/14); L9J212 (Expires 7/31/14); L9K261 (Expires 9/30/14); L9P191 (Expires 12/31/14); L8K258 (Expires 8/31/13); L8L229 (Expires 9/30/13); L8S323 (Expires 12/31/13)

510(k) numbers

not on file

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

GCB

Firm FEI

3008002452

Firm city

Vernon Hills

Firm state

IL

Firm country

not on file

Cite as

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

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