Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published November 22, 2017

MedComp 8F Plastic Dignity Low Profile CT Port Recall: Incorrect Guidewire in Kits

MedComp recalls 8F Plastic Dignity Low Profile CT Port kits with incorrect unmarked guidewires. These kits may cause complications during medical procedures. Affected kits have specific lot numbers and expiration dates.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-1271-2018Medical device MedComp ›

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The kit was packaged with the incorrect guidewire. The label indicates the kit contains a marked guidewire. The kits were packaged with an unmarked guidewire.

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Recalling firmMedical Components, Inc dba MedComp1499 Delp Dr · Harleysville, PA 19438-2936

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

MedComp is recalling certain 8F Plastic Dignity Low Profile CT Port kits because they were packaged with an unmarked guidewire instead of the marked one required. This could lead to complications during medical procedures if the wrong guidewire is used. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/72500-medcomp-8f-plastic-dignity-low-profile-ct-port-recall-incorrect.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/72500-medcomp-8f-plastic-dignity-low-profile-ct-port-recall-incorrect · Updated September 1, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-1271-2018

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“MedComp 8F Plastic Dignity Low Profile CT Port Recall: Incorrect Guidewire in Kits.” GovInfoNow, updated September 1, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/72500-medcomp-8f-plastic-dignity-low-profile-ct-port-recall-incorrect. Based on FDA recall #Z-1271-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1271-2018%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on 2017-11-22 that Medical Components, Inc dba MedComp voluntarily recalled 8F Plastic Dignity Low Profile CT Port W/Pre-Attached ChronoFlex Polyurethane Catheter kits due to packaging errors. The hazard involves incorrect guidewires being included in the kits.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: MedComp
Product: 8F Plastic Dignity Low Profile CT Port W/Pre-Attached ChronoFlex Polyurethane Catheter
Catalog #: MRDP80PLN
Lot #: MJKK420
Exp. Date: 2022-01-09
UDI#: 884908110449
Distribution: CA, AR, AL

The hazard

The kits were packaged with an unmarked guidewire instead of the marked guidewire indicated on the label. This discrepancy constitutes the primary hazard identified in the recall record.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Medical Components, Inc dba MedComp has 7 other recalls on record since 2018-02-23. Other recent recalls of similar products include Medline Medical Procedure Kits Recall: Catheter Issues (2026-05-04), Medline Namic Guidewires Recall: 510(k) Clearances Rescinded (2026-02-25), and Terumo Glidesheath Slender A-Kit 6F 10CM: Wrong Guidewire Risk (2026-06-15).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for lot number MJKK420 on the kit packaging. The kits have an expiration date of January 9, 2022, and catalog number MRDP80PLN.

Brand
MedComp
Category
Medical device

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check Kit Details
Verify the lot number, expiration date, and catalog number on the kit packaging.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in Arkansas and California.

FDA distribution: “CA, AR. AL” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Arkansas, California.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 8 months after the firm started it.

Nov 22, 2017Firm started the recall
Mar 29, 2018FDA classified it Class II
Apr 4, 2018Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Jul 11, 2018FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Link to this recall

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/72500-medcomp-8f-plastic-dignity-low-profile-ct-port-recall-incorrect">MedComp 8F Plastic Dignity Low Profile CT Port Recall: Incorrect Guidewire in Kits (GovInfoNow)</a>

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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-1271-2018 (November 22, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1271-2018 to see it in context.
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