# FDA recall Z-0973-2018

> **Laerdal Medical Corporation** · Class II · device recall initiated 2017-08-31.

## Product

LCSU 4, Laerdal Compact Suction Unit      The LCSU 4 is a portable, electrically powered, medical suction device intended for field and transport use. It is intended for intermittent operation to remove secretions, blood or vomit from a patient s airway to allow ventilation. Higher vacuum levels are generally selected for oropharyngeal suction, and lower vacuum levels are usually selected for tracheal suctioning and the suctioning of children and infants.

## Reason for recall

A shipment of LCSU 4 suction units and canisters attempted importation into the United States but was refused by FDA for lack of  necessary approvals with CDRH by the foreign firms.

## Distribution

Nationally

## Key facts

- **Recall number:** Z-0973-2018
- **Recalling firm:** Laerdal Medical Corporation
- **Classification:** Class II
- **Product type:** device
- **Status:** Terminated
- **Initiation date:** 2017-08-31
- **Report date:** 2018-03-21
- **Termination date:** 2018-06-13

- **Voluntary/Mandated:** Voluntary: Firm initiated
- **Location:** Wappingers Falls, NY, United States

## Primary source

FDA Enforcement Reports: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-0973-2018

## Citation

> AI Analytics. FDA recall Z-0973-2018. Retrieved 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/recall/Z-0973-2018. Source: US FDA. Licensed CC0.

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