FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Teleflex Medical: Sheridan SHER-I-SLIP and SOFT-TIP Intubating Stylets are intubating stylets manufactured from galvanized carbon steel and aluminum rods that are coated with a blue PVC or polypropylene outer covering and are designed to be placed inside an endotracheal tube to obtain a desired shape during intubation.
- Recall number
- Z-2587-2017
- Recalling firm
- Teleflex Medical
- Product
- Sheridan SHER-I-SLIP and SOFT-TIP Intubating Stylets are intubating stylets manufactured from galvanized carbon steel and aluminum rods that are coated with a blue PVC or polypropylene outer covering and are designed to be placed inside an endotracheal tube to obtain a desired shape during intubation.
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- 2017-05-11
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- not on file
- Reason
- Product size listed on the labeling is incorrect.
- Root cause
- Labeling mix-ups
- Action
- Recall letters were sent to consignees on 5/11/2017 asking them to check inventory and immediately discontinue use of the product. The letter included a reply form to be returned. A separate letter was sent to distributors requesting that they conduct a sub-recall.
- Quantity
- 21,690 eaches
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of CT, FL, ID, IN, KY, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SD, TX, UT, WA and countries of Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Israel, & Portugal
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Product Code 5-15103 - Lot Number 73J1600218, 73K1600376, 73K1600587, 73L1600158, 73M1600275, 73A1700733;
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- BSR
- Firm FEI
- 3005747797
- Firm city
- Research Triangle Park
- Firm state
- NC
- 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