Recall Z-2576-2024 ยท PYC Paracentesis Tray
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
Various Merit Medical convenience kits that contain recalled Jiangsu Shenli Medical Production Co. Ltd. syringes: Safety Paracentesis Procedure Tray (Paracentesis Tray kit), REF: SPPT-100/D SPPT-5F-10/D SPPT-5F-10L/B SPPT-5F-10S SPPT-5F-12PL SPPT-5F-17PL SPPT-5F-7/D SPPT-5F-7L/B SPPT-5F-7S SPPT-6F-10L SPPT-6F-10S SPPT-6F-10S SPPT-6F-12PL SPPT-6F-17PL SPPT-8F-10L SPPT-8F-12PL TAPS-100 TAPS-5F-10LT
| Date | Aug 12, 2024 (initiated Jun 11, 2024) |
| Status | Open, Classified |
| Reason | Medical convenience kits contain plastic syringes affected by the FDA Safety Alert issued on March 19, 2024. Leaks, breakage, and/ other quality issues have been identified that may pose a risk to patient health. |
| Root cause | No Marketing Application |
| Action | On 06/11/2024, the firm sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL NOTICE" Letter to customers informing them that specific Merit Medical convenience kits contain plastic syringes manufactured by Jiangsu Shenli Medical Production Co. Ltd. These syringes lack the appropriate/sufficient FDA market authorization. In addition, Merit Medical posted the Urgent Medical Device Recall letter and complete list of affected products/kits on their website at https://www.merit.com/products/documents/product-notices/. Customer are instructed to: 1. Immediately determine if any of the products identified in the |
| Quantity | 317115 kits |
| Distribution | U.S. Nationwide distribution including in the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY. |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
This recall record lists no 510(k) number.