Smiths Medical recalls high pressure tubing (Model MX15211: 72-inch) with potential insufficient welds. This could cause leaks or failures in cardiac monitoring devices. Affected lots: 38801606.
Specific lots of Medex High Pressure Adaptors, Rotators, Manifolds, Stopcocks and Tubing and Medex LogiCal Kits may have been manufactured with insufficient or incomplete welds. These are components for various cardiac kits including pressure monitoring devices and interventional imaging devices.
Smiths Medical is recalling high-pressure tubing (72-inch, Model MX152114) that may have insufficient or incomplete welds. This could lead to leaks or failures in cardiac monitoring devices, posing a risk of device malfunction during medical procedures.
Insufficient or incomplete welds in the tubing could cause leaks or failures during medical procedures. This might lead to incorrect fluid delivery, device malfunction, or potential harm to patients during critical medical interventions.
Healthcare professionals using cardiac monitoring or interventional imaging devices with the recalled tubing are most at risk. Patients receiving care using these devices may also be affected.
Check for the model number MX152114 on the tubing. The affected lot number is 38801606. This tubing is used in cardiac monitoring and interventional imaging devices.
Look for the lot number 38801606 on the tubing to confirm if it is affected.
The model number is MX152114.
Lot number 38801606 is affected.
The tubing may have insufficient or incomplete welds, which could cause leaks or failures in cardiac monitoring devices.
We’ve drafted a message you can send Smiths Medical to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall Z-1478-2021 — Smiths Medical Smiths Medical Hello, I own a Smiths Medical that is covered by recall Z-1478-2021 from Smiths Medical. I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this? Thank you.
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