FDAFDA · Food and drugs·Recall number Z-0431-2013
Styker Orthobiologics Vita Plasma Separator, a component of Vitagel Surgical Hemostat. Sterile, single use device designed to prepare plasma from the patient's blood using a tabletop centrifuge.
Published November 28, 2012 · Recall initiated: July 26, 2012
Status when published: Terminated — openFDA updates weekly, so this field may not reflect the current status. Always confirm with the official notice.
What's the hazard
When preparing plasma using VitaPrep, it was reported that a small amount of blood collected in the bottom of the centrifuge cup following the centrifugation step. Firm has since discovered that if blood is present in the Luer connection of the VitaPrep following the blood draw step, this blood could be displaced to the outside of the syringe when the VitaPrep cap is reattached to the syringe. T
What to do
Voluntary: Firm initiated · Letter
Recall details
- Manufacturer
- Stryker Orthobiologics, Inc.
- Distributor
- Nationwide Distribution-including the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, and WV
- Lot
- Part number 2113-0013, lot numbers T1203002, T1204005, and T1206001.
- Risk classification
- Class II
- Area (FDA)
- device
- Country
- United States
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