FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Galt Medical Corporation: 1) Drainer Centesis Catheter, Sterile EO, Rx Only, Catalog #: a) DRC-001-05, b) DRC-001-06, c) DRC-001-15, 2) Centeze Centesis Catheter, Sterile EO, Rx Only, Catalog #: a) DRC-002-02, b) DRC-002-05, c) DRC-002-06, d) DRC-002-08
- Recall number
- Z-2560-2018
- Recalling firm
- Galt Medical Corporation
- Product
- 1) Drainer Centesis Catheter, Sterile EO, Rx Only, Catalog #: a) DRC-001-05, b) DRC-001-06, c) DRC-001-15, 2) Centeze Centesis Catheter, Sterile EO, Rx Only, Catalog #: a) DRC-002-02, b) DRC-002-05, c) DRC-002-06, d) DRC-002-08,
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2018-05-02
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2020-07-20
- Reason
- The products listed might contain unsafe levels of bacterial endotoxins (Pyrogens) that were introduced during a manufacturing step. Bacterial Endotoxins also called pyrogenic bacteria can activate the inflammatory process and produce fever, chills, and hypotension in a patient.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- On approximately 05/01/2018 recall letters and customer response forms were mailed to all consignees.
- Quantity
- 13210
- Distribution
- U.S.: MN, PA, VA, CA, UT, FL, NY, GA, LA, MO, TX, MS, OH, WA, MA, IL, KY, NC, and Puerto Rico; OUS: Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland, Belgium, United Kingdom, Korea
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot #: 1) a) 18037128, 18057123; b) 18026062, 18026063; c) 18050076, 18092077; 2) a) 17303409, 17313728, 17324971, 17324972, 17340309, 17340310, 17355684; b) 17303412, 17311642, 17335910, 17340312, 17340314, 17355685, 17355686, 17355687; c) 17311643, 17314335, 17349257, 18026356, 18033604, 18047978, 18096513, 18110747; d) 17314337, 17321338, 17352567, 18005181
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- KGZ
- Firm FEI
- 3000718472
- Firm city
- Garland
- Firm state
- TX
- 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
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- 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