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Event 86522

3 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
September 16, 2020
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • 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

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

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device · product 1 of 3

MeritMedical Cultura Flex Swab, Sterile Flocked Collection Device, Ref C100F, Sterile, for the following unit count:1 unit - (01)00884450491102, 25 unit - (01)10884450491109, 100 unit - (01)20884450491106

Z-0454-2021
Recall number
Z-0454-2021
Initiated
September 16, 2020
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
3,385,442 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The flocked tip of the 100mm swab may break off in the nasophyaryngeal cavity during sample collection. This could result in soft tissue injury of the nasophyaryngeal cavity or a delay in treatment.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Device Design

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Reason for recall

The flocked tip of the 100mm swab may break off in the nasophyaryngeal cavity during sample collection. This could result in soft tissue injury of the nasophyaryngeal cavity or a delay in treatment.

Code information

All Lots distributed prior to August 28, 2020. 1 unit - (01)00884450491102, 25 unit - (01)10884450491109, 100 unit - (01)20884450491106

Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution. US Nationwide, Australia, Canada, Colombia, Ghana, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Panama, Qatar, Trinidad and Tobago.

device · product 2 of 3

Merit Medical Cultura Collection and Transport System, Ref CFTS100, Single Use, IVD, for the following unit counts: 1 Unit - (01)00884450492123, 50 Units - (01)10884450492120, 200 units - (01)20884450492127

Z-0455-2021
Recall number
Z-0455-2021
Initiated
September 16, 2020
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
159,396 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The flocked tip of the 100mm swab may break off in the nasophyaryngeal cavity during sample collection. This could result in soft tissue injury of the nasophyaryngeal cavity or a delay in treatment.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Device Design

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Reason for recall

The flocked tip of the 100mm swab may break off in the nasophyaryngeal cavity during sample collection. This could result in soft tissue injury of the nasophyaryngeal cavity or a delay in treatment.

Code information

All Lots distributed prior to August 28, 2020. 1 Unit - (01)00884450492123, 50 Units - (01)10884450492120, 200 units - (01)20884450492127

Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution. US Nationwide, Australia, Canada, Colombia, Ghana, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Panama, Qatar, Trinidad and Tobago.

device · product 3 of 3

Merit Medical Cultura Collection and Transport System, 3 mL Viral Transport Medium, Ref: VCTS100, Single Use, IVD, for the following unit counts: 1 Unit - (01)00884450499917, 50 Units - (01)10884450499914, 200 units - (01)20884450499911

Z-0456-2021
Recall number
Z-0456-2021
Initiated
September 16, 2020
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
371,528 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The flocked tip of the 100mm swab may break off in the nasophyaryngeal cavity during sample collection. This could result in soft tissue injury of the nasophyaryngeal cavity or a delay in treatment.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Device Design

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Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

The flocked tip of the 100mm swab may break off in the nasophyaryngeal cavity during sample collection. This could result in soft tissue injury of the nasophyaryngeal cavity or a delay in treatment.

Code information

All Lots distributed prior to August 28, 2020. 1 Unit - (01)00884450499917, 50 Units - (01)10884450499914, 200 units - (01)20884450499911

Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution. US Nationwide, Australia, Canada, Colombia, Ghana, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Panama, Qatar, Trinidad and Tobago.

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