“Atrium Ocean Wet Suction Water Seal Chest Drain Recall: Temperature Issues.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/59874-atrium-ocean-wet-suction-water-seal-chest-drain-recall-temperature. Based on FDA recall #Z-0235-2023 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0235-2023%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Oct. 18, 2022, that Atrium Medical Corporation is voluntarily recalling Atrium Ocean Wet Suction Water Seal Chest Drains due to warehouse temperature excursions. The agency issued recall number Z-0235-2023 for the Class II device distributed in Virginia.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Atrium Medical
Product: Atrium Ocean Wet Suction Water Seal Chest Drain
Product Code: 2002-000
Lot Numbers: 472326, 473226
The hazard
The FDA stated that the warehouse experienced temperature excursions in July and August 2021. The agency determined there were no associated harms to patients.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Atrium Medical Corporation has 16 other recalls on record since Nov. 22, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include Getinge Thoracic Catheter Recall (Aug. 7, 2026), ICU Medical Hotline Fluid Warming Set Recall (June 24, 2026), Covidien Mon-a-Therm Temperature Probe Recall (April 23, 2026), and Covidien Mon-a-Therm Stethoscope Recall (April 23, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the product code 2002-000 on the device. The lot numbers 472326 and 473226 are also associated with this recall.
Brand
Atrium Medical
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Details
Look for the product code 2002-000 and lot numbers 472326 or 473226 on the device.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution in the state of VA.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 36 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0235-2023 (October 18, 2022) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0235-2023 to see it in context.
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