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Event 80887

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
August 22, 2018
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Smiths Medical ASD Inc.

Dossier provenance

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  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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Jelco(R) ViaValve(TM) safety intravenous (I.V.) catheters, 18G x 1 1/4", Model Number REF 3265, MOD 10 The Jelco(R) ViaValve(TM) safety I.V. catheter is a sterile, non pyrogenic, single use, radiopaque intravascular catheter device used for the administration of medically prescribed fluids, designed to reduce the risk of accidental secondary needle sticks.

Z-1218-2019
Recall number
Z-1218-2019
Initiated
August 22, 2018
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Smiths Medical ASD Inc.
Quantity
136,600 units

App-derived interpretation

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Several lots of Jelco¿ ViaValve" safety intravenous (I.V.) catheters exhibited a V shaped puncture at the base of the catheter near the hub due to an adjustment that was made in the manufacturing process.

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Reason for recall

Several lots of Jelco¿ ViaValve" safety intravenous (I.V.) catheters exhibited a V shaped puncture at the base of the catheter near the hub due to an adjustment that was made in the manufacturing process.

Code information

Lot Numbers: 3584467, 3584468, 3584469, 3576073, 3576233, 3578511, 3578512

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

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