FDA recall Z-1961-2018

Product

Epidural Needle; Product Codes: AN-05501 and AN-05505

Reason for recall

Product sterility may be compromised due to unsealed packaging.

Distribution

US Nationwide, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CANADA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ECUADOR, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HONG KONG, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ITALY, JAPAN, KOREA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, PANAMA, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PUERTO RICO, ROMANIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, THAILAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, UNITED KINGDOM

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2018-04-11

Report date

2018-06-06

Termination date

2020-05-15

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Reading, PA, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1961-2018