COMPANY CONTACT:
JAKE ELGUICZE,
VICE PRESIDENT INVESTOR RELATIONS
TEL: 610-948-2836
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – TELEFLEX MEDICAL HAS ANNOUNCED A WORLDWIDE VOLUNTARY RECALL INITIATED ON MARCH 19, 2010, AFFECTING CERTAIN LOT NUMBERS OF THE TELEFLEX MEDICAL AQUA+FLEX HYGROSCOPIC CONDENSER HUMIDIFIER (HCH) (CATALOG NUMBER 1570) A PASSIVE HUMIDIFIER INDICATED FOR USE TO EFFECTIVELY WARM AND HUMIDIFY INSPIRED GAS DURING MECHANICAL VENTILATION.
THE COMPANY RECEIVED PRODUCT COMPLAINTS THAT THE 22CM CONNECTOR ON THE FLEX TUBE MAY NOT FIT SECURELY WITHIN THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE (ET) CONNECTOR. THIS MAY RESULT IN THE PRODUCT BECOMING DISCONNECTED FROM THE PATIENT ET TUBE. DEVICE FAILURE IS RECOGNIZABLE BY THE USER AS AN ALARM FROM THE VENTILATOR, OXYGEN SENSOR OR OTHER COMPATIBLE DEVICE TO WHICH THE AQUA+FLEX TUBING IS CONNECTED. NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO DATE. HOWEVER, A DISCONNECTED TUBE IN VENTILATOR DEPENDENT PATIENTS WITHOUT PROMPT RESPONSE TO THE ALARM COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
TELEFLEX MEDICAL HAS NOTIFIED THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) AND OTHER AUTHORITIES OF THIS RECALL. THE PRODUCT WAS DISTRIBUTED TO HOSPITALS AND DISTRIBUTORS IN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN AND MAY BE USED IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES OR IN HOME HEALTH CARE.
CONSUMERS WHO HAVE AQUA+ FLEX HCH CATALOG NUMBER 1570 PRODUCT, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MARCH 2, 2009 AND DECEMBER 14, 2009, WITH THE FOLLOWING LOT NUMBERS SHOULD DISCONTINUE USE:
LOT NUMBERS:
200910 200911 200913 200914
200916 200919 200920 200921
200927 200928 200929 200930
200940 200941 200942 200943
200945 200948 200951
LOT NUMBERS ARE CLEARLY PRINTED ON THE INDIVIDUAL PRODUCT PACKAGING. CATALOG NUMBER 1570 IS DISPLAYED ON THE PRODUCT’S INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE.
CUSTOMERS IN THE U.S. WITH QUESTIONS CAN CONTACT TELEFLEX MEDICAL U.S. CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 866-246-6990 BET
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