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

Prevent G Safety Winged Blood Collection Set Glide: Hub Needle May Detach During Use

Guangzhou Improve Medical Instruments recalls Prevent G Safety Winged Blood Collection Set Glide due to risk of hub needle detaching during blood draw. Affected units have serial # 102030178 and lot # 160815. No remedy specified in recall notice.

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Recalling firmGuangzhou Improve Medical Instruments Co., Ltd.NO. 102 Kaiyuan Avenue, Science City · Guangzhou, China
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What happened, in plain English

Guangzhou Improve Medical Instruments is recalling their Prevent G Safety Winged Blood Collection Set Glide because the hub needle may detach while drawing blood. This could lead to blood loss or infection if the needle isn't properly secured during use. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/72959-prevent-g-safety-winged-blood-collection-set-glide-hub-needle.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/72959-prevent-g-safety-winged-blood-collection-set-glide-hub-needle · Updated September 17, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-1217-2019

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“Prevent G Safety Winged Blood Collection Set Glide: Hub Needle May Detach During Use.” GovInfoNow, updated September 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/72959-prevent-g-safety-winged-blood-collection-set-glide-hub-needle. Based on FDA recall #Z-1217-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1217-2019%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

The hub needle may come out when the nurse draws blood and removes the tube. This could cause blood loss or infection if the needle isn't properly secured during use. The product is designed for single-use in medical settings.

Who’s affected

Healthcare professionals who use this blood collection set during venous blood draws. Patients receiving blood draws with this product are at risk if the needle detaches.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for serial number 102030178 or lot number 160815 on the product packaging. This blood collection set is used by healthcare professionals for venous blood draws.

  • Brand
    Guangzhou Improve Medical Instruments
  • Category
    Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Details

    Look for serial number 102030178 or lot number 160815 on the product packaging.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide.

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FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution in the state of Kansas.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 19 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Sep 22, 201712. FDA classified it Class II: Apr 24, 201923. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: May 1, 2019320172019
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

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

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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-1217-2019 (September 22, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1217-2019 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on September 17, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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