Merit Medical's Custom Procedural Trays or Kits containing 1% Lidocaine HCl Injection, USP, 10 mg...
FDA Device Recall #Z-0980-2014 — Class I — September 30, 2013
Recall Summary
| Recall Number | Z-0980-2014 |
| Classification | Class I — Serious risk |
| Date Initiated | September 30, 2013 |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary | Voluntary: Firm initiated |
Recalling Firm
| Firm | Merit Medical Systems, Inc. |
| Location | Chester, VA |
| Product Type | Devices |
| Quantity | 20, 872 trays |
Product Description
Merit Medical's Custom Procedural Trays or Kits containing 1% Lidocaine HCl Injection, USP, 10 mg/mL, Lot 25-090-DK. Custom Procedural Tray or kit is a combination of legally marketed medical devices placed into one container for the convenience of the user and used within the limits of the product's intended uses. Custom procedural trays or kits is a combination of legally marketed medical devices placed into one container for the convenience of the user and used within the limits of the product's intended uses.
Reason for Recall
Custom Procedural Trays/Kits contain 1% Lidocaine HCl injection which were recalled because one confirmed customer report where visible particulate were found in the primary product container in the form of dark red/black particles. The particular matter may dislodged through the tissue and could possibly cause a pneumothorax or hemothorax.
Distribution Pattern
Nationwide Distribution including AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV.
Lot / Code Information
Tray/Kit SPPT-5F-10/D, Lot # T491273 , Exp. 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10/D, Lot # T512967, Exp.31-Dec-2014, K12T-04453, Lot # T472220, Exp. 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04454, Lot # T487452, Exp. 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04455B, Lot # T479169, Exp. 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04455B, Lot # T502497, Exp. 31-Jul-2014, K12T04455B, Lot #T479169, Exp. 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03650C, Lot #T483624, Exp. 31-Oct-2014, K12T-04082B, Lot #T479165, Exp. 31-Oct-2014, K12T-06488, Lot #T475046, Exp. 30-Nov-2014, SPPT-5F-10/D, Lot #T51296, Exp. 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10/D, Lot #T491273, Exp. 31-Dec-2014, TAPS-5F-10LT, Lot #T486378, 31-Dec-2014, TAPS-5F-10T, Lot#T486379, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10L/B, Lot #T486376, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06292, Lot #T502623, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7L/B, Lot #T486377, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7L/B, Lot #489467, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03502A, Lot #T506171, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04021D, Lot #T450842, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04021D, Lot #T521882, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04174A, Lot #T489860, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04174A, Lot# T496696, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10/D, Lot #T491273, 31-Dec-2014, PPT-5F-10/D, Lot #T485986, 31-Dec-2014, TAPS-5F-10LT, Lot #T466554, 31-Dec-2014, TAPS-5F-10LT, Lot #T486378, 31-Dec-2014, TAPS-5F-10LT, Lot #T489468, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03347, Lot #T478804, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03425C, Lot #489341, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05704, Lot #T492544, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7/D, Lot #T489466, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06493A, Lot #T48492, 30-Apr-2014, K09T-11022C. Lot #T483912, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04001, Lot #T463981, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05568A, Lot #481071, 30-Nov-2014, SPPT-5F-10S, Lot #T468623, 31-Oct-2014, K10T-04655A, Lot #T484345, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-100/D, Lot #T478020, 31-Dec-2014, TAPS-5F-10T, Lot #T489469, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05115A, Lot #T479730, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03903A, Lot #T468576, 31-Dec-2014, K09T-10692B, Lot #T483949, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-02098, Lot #T483019, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05386, Lot #T520848, 31-Dec-2014, K10T-04192G, Lot #T472284, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7S, Lot #T485990, 31-Oct-2014, K12T-05329D, Lot #T499996, 31-Dec-2014, K10T-04359C, Lot #T491197, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05060A, Lot #T489355, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-02018, Lot #T491199, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10L/B, Lot #T479774, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04435B, Lot #T495759, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10S, Lot #T485989, 31-Oct-2014, K12T-06101B, Lot #T481074, 31-Dec-2014, TAPS-5F-7T, Lot #T485991, 30-Nov-2014, K12T-06287A, Lot #T462949, 31-Dec-2014, TAPS-5F-7T, Lot #T491276, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7, Lot #T510218, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03901, Lot #T463979, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03902A, Lot #T512294, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04980, Lot #T470847, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10L/B, Lot #T510217, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04456B, Lot # 71869, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03561, Lot #T467852, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10L/B, Lot #T489465, 31-Dec-2014, TAPS-5F-10T, Lot #T481081, 30-Nov-2014, K12T-02007F, Lot #T486261, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-02363B, Lot #484028, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-02363B, Lot #T512726, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10/D, Lot #T485986, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04304, Lot #T489552, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10L/B, Lot #T479774, 31-Dec-2014, K10T-05012A, Lot #T484002, 31-Dec-2014, K10T-04888, Lot #T486289, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05174, Lot #T492047, 31-Dec-2014, K10T-04675F, Lot #T487475, 31-Dec-2014, K10T-04675G, Lot #T518264, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04435B, Lot #T495759, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06083, Lot #T483641, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05166A, Lot #T487355, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04677, Lot #T466757, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04677A, Lot #T510170, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10S, Lot #T485989, 31-Oct-2014, K12T-04160B, Lot #T483084, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05998, Lot #T472000, 31-Jan-2014, K12T-05273A, Lot #T476294, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04627F, Lot #T487035, 31-Dec-2014, TAPS-5F-10LT, Lot #T489468, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04127A, Lot #T464325, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04640, Lot #T487454, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04848B, Lot #T511337, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05394A, Lot #T478001, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-01938C, Lot #T478794, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-02657C, Lot #T485373, 31-Jul-2014, SPPT-5F-10S, Lot #T485989, 31-Oct-2014, SPPT-5F-7L/B, Lot #T479775, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10L/B, Lot #T510217, 31-Dec-2014, K05T-01920D, Lot # 483910, 30-Nov-2014, K12T-01938C, Lot #T478794, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05377, Lot #T481002, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04145B, Lot #T488076, 31-Dec-2014, TAPS-5F-10LT, Lot #T489468, 31-Dec-2014, TAPS-5F-7T, Lot #T491276, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05071A, Lot #T519206, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04208B, Lot #T483724, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06282, Lot #T479334, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06820, Lot #T486372, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06821, Lot #T486274, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05608, Lot #T483747, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10S, Lot #T485989, 31-Oct-2014, K12T-02452A, Lot #T471426, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-02452A, Lot #T492773, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05902A, Lot #T490425, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7L/B, Lot#T479775, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7L/B, Lot #T510218, 31-Dec-2014, K10T-04110B, Lot #T469318, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7L/B, Lot #T479775, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03565C, Lot #T487516, 31-Dec-2014, TAPS-5F-7T, Lot #T491276, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05486, Lot #T501960, 31-Dec-2014, K10T-04147C, Lot #T489535, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-02962, Lot #T489404, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06612, Lot #T486097, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03486, Lot #T490408, 31-Oct-2014, SPPT-5F-10L/B, Lot #T486376, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10/D, Lot #T512967, 31-Dec-2014, TAPS-5F-10T, Lot #T481081, 30-Nov-2014, K12T-04028C, Lot #T492811, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04110B, Lot #T464324, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04110B, Lot #T492717, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-02098, Lot #T504336, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04679, Lot #T479171, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04679, Lot #T490388, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06390A, Lot #T481077, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06698, Lot #T476670, 31-Dec-2014, TAPS-5F-7T, Lot #T491276, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05049, Lot #T461915, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04770, Lot #T479728, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03726A, Lot #T487389, 31-Dec-2014, TAPS-5F-10LT, Lot #T489468, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-02824A, Lot #T483612, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-02824A, Lot #T489334, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7L/B, Lot #T479775, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03464B, Lot #T477831, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04685C, Lot #T480991, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10L/B, Lot #T510217, 31-Dec-2014, K12-05663A, Lot #T492710, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05986B, Lot #T478929, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10L/B, Lot #T486376, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05833A, Lot #T487540, 30-Sep-2014, K12T-04961, Lot #T518032, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-02447F, Lot #T486262, 30-Nov-2014, K12T-04659C, Lot #T480990, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04659C, Lot#T515536, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04010, Lot#T507536, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03439B, Lot #T487514, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03464B, Lot #T477831, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7L/B, Lot #T479775, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7L/B, Lot #T510218, 31-Dec-2014, K10T-05090, Lot #T519010, 31-Dec-2014, K10T-04338B, Lot #T487474, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03810D, Lot #T484890, 31-Dec-2014, 12T-06228, Lot #T497035, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06228A, Lot #T516893, 31-Dec-2014, TAPS-5F-10LT, Lot #T466554, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03561, Lot #T467852, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06228, Lot #T497035, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06228A, Lot #T516893, 31-Dec-2014, K10T-04110B, Lot #T469318, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7L/B, Lot #T510218, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04635A, Lot #T489350, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04821, Lot #T479729, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04821, Lot #T508157, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04581G, Lot #T481065, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04581J, Lot #T522127, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10L/B, Lot #T510217, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03806F, Lot #T477382, 30-Nov-2014, K12T-04174A, Lot #T496696, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7L/B, Lot#T489467, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7L/B, Lot#T479775, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04446A, Lot #T488077, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06382A, Lot #T472383, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06382B, Lot #T508372, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04313A, Lot #T470777, 30-Nov-2014, K12T-04811B, Lot #T473702, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05367A, Lot #T512415, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05367A, Lot #T483743, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06228, Lot #T497035, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06228A, Lot #T516893, 31-Dec-2014, TAPS-5F-7T, Lot #T491276, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10/D, Lot #T512967, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05723A, Lot #T481007, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05723A, Lot #T519112, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05723A, Lot #T481007, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10L/B, Lot #T489465, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06432, Lot #483643, 30-Apr-2014, K12T-06433A, Lot #T483762, 30-Apr-2014, SPPT-5F-10L/B, Lot #T486376, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04821, Lot #T479729, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04821, Lot #T508157, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04013C, Lot #T462916, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03679D, Lot #T466340, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04922, Lot #T478906, 31-Jul-2014, K12T-06022A, Lot #T488647, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05202A, Lot #T461918, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05770, Lot #T468559, 31-Dec-2014, TAPS-5F-10T, Lot #T481081, 30-Nov-2014, TAPS-5F-10T, Lot #T486379, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10L/B, Lot #T510217, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7L/B, Lot #T479775, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7L/B, Lot #T510218, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10/D, Lot #T512967, 31-Dec-2014, TAPS-5F-7T, Lot #T491276, 31-Dec-2014, K10T-05068, Lot #T484886, 31-Dec-2014, K10T-05068, Lot #T489807, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10L/B, Lot #T510217, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06814, Lot #T484880, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06103A, Lot #T483212, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06103B, Lot #T489457, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06819, Lot #T48637, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05808D, Lot #T487463, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04248D, Lot #T472624, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04754C, Lot #T484091, 31-Oct-2014, K12T-04905A, Lot #T480996, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04906A, Lot #T486267, 30-Nov-2014, K12T-03505D, Lot #T482070, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05687A, Lot #T452489, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06488, Lot#T475046, 30-Nov-2014, K12T-06293, Lot #T470868, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10/D, Lot#T512967, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10L/B, Lot#T510217, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03661A, Lot#T482127, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04600B, Lot #T479316, 31-Oct-2014, K12T-06701, Lot #475118, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05028A, Lot#T492723, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05028A, Lot#T512813, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05418, Lot#T479323, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-02169B, Lot#T514568, 30-Jun-2014, SPPT-5F-7/D, Lot#T489466, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-02957A, Lot#T487024, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06412, Lot#T508373, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06412, Lot#T484904, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05626, Lot #T479176, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05807, Lot#T441132,31-Dec-2014, K12T-03975A, Lot #T468577, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03347, Lot#T478804, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7L/B, Lot#T479775, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04864D, Lot#T477840, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7L/B, Lot#T510218, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04318, Lot#T449731, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04553A, Lot#T449212, 31-May-2014, SPPT-5F-10L/B, Lot#T489465, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10L/B, Lot#T510217, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05160A, Lot#T495767, 31-Dec-2014, 12T-06462A, Lot#T489802, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06463, Lot#T482254, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-01852H, Lot#T483814, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-02437A, Lot#T476279, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04530B, Lot#T500161, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04530B, Lot#T478216, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05129B, Lot#T477845, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7L/B, Lot#T510218 , 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05404, Lot#T477846, 31-Dec-2014, TAPS-5F-10LT, Lot#T489468, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04707, Lot#T477980, 31-Dec-2014, K10T-05165A, Lot#T487440, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-06322, Lot#T479735, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7L/B, Lot#T479775, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7L/B, Lot#T510218, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04734B, Lot#T478898, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-01751J, Lot#T479859, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-01751J, Lot#T516420, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-01751J, Lot#T479859, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03675A, Lot#T510051, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-02761F, Lot#T470763, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05728, Lot#T487358, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7L/B, Lot#T479775, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05586, Lot#T483201, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-02850D, Lot#T441322, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03228B, Lot#T479162, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03993A, Lot#T495757, 31-Dec-2014, TAPS-5F-10T, Lot#T481081, 30-Nov-2014, K12T-03993A, Lot#T495757, 31-Dec-2014, TAPS-5F-10T, Lot#T489469, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04259C, Lot#T476291, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03048A, Lot#T508582, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-02563B, Lot#T489333, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-02470A, Lot #T483609, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03063, Lot#T489566, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-01652H, Lot#T464313, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04848B, Lot#T511337, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-10/D, Lot#T485986, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7L/B, Lot#T510218, 31-Dec-2014, TAPS-5F-7T, Lot # T491276, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-02185G, Lot#T491200, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-03063, Lot#T489566, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-05648, Lot#T518046, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7/D, Lot#T489466, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04013C, Lot#T462916, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04201A, Lot#T472623, 31-Oct-2014, SPPT-5F-10L/B, Lot#510217, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04013C, Lot#T462916, 31-Dec-2014, SPPT-5F-7L/B, Lot#T479775, 31-Dec-2014, K10T-01343D, Lot#T487470, 30-Jun-2014, K12T-06221, Lot#T484385, 31-Dec-2014, K12T-04208B, Lot#T483724, 31-Dec-2014
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What Should You Do?
Stop using this device if you are affected by this recall. Contact your healthcare provider and the manufacturer immediately for guidance. Report adverse events to FDA MedWatch.