FDA recall Z-3086-2024

Product

smiths medical portex BLUselect, tracheostomy tube, labeled as follows: 1) BLUSELECT 6.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/800/060CZ; 2) BLUSELECT 7.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/800/070CZ; 3) BLUSELECT 7.5, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/800/075CZ; 4) BLUSELECT 8.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/800/080CZ; 5) BLUSELECT 8.5, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/800/085CZ; 6) BLUSELECT 9.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/800/090CZ; 7) BLUSELECT 10.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/800/100CZ; 8) BLUSELECT 6.0, CUFFED, FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/802/060CZ; 9) BLUSELECT 7.0, CUFFED, FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/802/070CZ; 10) BLUSELECT 7.5, CUFFED, FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/802/075CZ; 11) BLUSELECT 8.0, CUFFED, FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/802/080CZ; 12) BLUSELECT 8.5, CUFFED, FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/802/085CZ; 13) BLUSELECT 9.0, CUFFED, FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/802/090CZ; 14) BLUSELECT 10.0, CUFFED, FEN, 10

Reason for recall

There is the potential for a disconnection of the pilot balloon from the tracheostomy inflation line within specific lots of the BLUSelect, BLUgriggs and BLUperc products due to a manufacturing defect.

Distribution

Worldwide

Key facts

Status

Ongoing

Initiation date

2024-06-07

Report date

2024-09-18

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Minneapolis, MN, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-3086-2024