Smiths Medical Int. Ltd. Recalls another lot of the Portex Blue Line Ultra Tracheostomy Sets
2008.11.05
Product group Surgical equipment/ Anaesthesia
Reference 03927/08
Again Smiths Medical Int. Ltd. Recalls another lot of the Portex Blue Line Ultra Tracheostomy Sets from the market. In the affected lot unfenestrated and fenestrated cannulas were mixed-up. The current recall is the third recall of lots of these tracheostomy sets in this year which is based on the mix-up of fenestrated and unfenestrated cannulas. (see BfArM web-info dated 04.04.2008, ref.-no. 1047/08 and BfArM web-info dated 28.07.2008, ref.-no. 2594/08)