FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Kimberly-Clark Corporation: Kimberly-Clark MIC Safety PEG Kit - Pull Type The Kimberly-Clark MIC PEG Kits - Pull type are Percutaneous Endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes intended for a non-surgical "pull" endoscopic placement technique. The PEG tube is held in place during use with an external retention disk.
- Recall number
- Z-2415-2012
- Recalling firm
- Kimberly-Clark Corporation
- Product
- Kimberly-Clark MIC Safety PEG Kit - Pull Type The Kimberly-Clark MIC PEG Kits - Pull type are Percutaneous Endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes intended for a non-surgical "pull" endoscopic placement technique. The PEG tube is held in place during use with an external retention disk.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2010-06-22
- Posted
- 2012-09-20
- Terminated
- 2013-02-07
- Reason
- The placement guidewire diameter is too large and does not pass-through the introducer needle during the placement procedure of the PEG Feeding Tube.
- Root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- Kimberly-Clark Health Care sent an Urgent Voluntary Medical Device Withdrawal letter dated June 22, 2010, to all affected customers. The letter included a Product Withdrawal Response Sheet which was to be returned to Kimberly-Clark. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to quarantine and destroy all affected products and complete the attached Product Withdrawal Response Sheet and Fax the form to 920-225-4182. For questions customers should call 770-587-7362. For questions regarding this recall call 770-587-8393.
- Quantity
- 277 units
- Distribution
- Nationwide Distribution including AL, AK, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, and WI.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lots AW916102A
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- KNT
- Firm FEI
- 1000015879
- Firm city
- Roswell
- Firm state
- GA
- 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
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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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