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Convenience Kit Correction: Medline Issues Correction for Convenience Kits Containing ICU Medical Pain Management Components

This recall involves correcting certain devices, and does not involve removing them from where they are used or sold. The FDA has identified this recall as the most serious type. This device may cause serious injury or death if you continue to use it without correction.

Affected Product

The FDA is aware that Medline has issued a letter to affected customers recommending certain convenience kits be corrected prior to continued use by removing the components affected by the Huons Co., Ltd. recall. Affected devices:

Product DescriptionKit SKUUDI/DI (each)UDI/DI (case)Lots
TOTAL KNEE CDSCDS983930J101934895122984019348951229925KBL209
LISTON HIP CDS-LFCDS984556L101953275549964019532755499724JDC180
LISTON HIP CDS-LFCDS984556L101953275549964019532755499724HDA321
LISTON HIP CDS-LFCDS984556M101984591802484019845918024925ADB327
LISTON HIP CDS-LFCDS984556N101984592666214019845926662226EDA285
LISTON HIP CDS-LFCDS984556N101984592666214019845926662226DDA718
LISTON HIP CDS-LFCDS984556N101984592666214019845926662226BDB740
LISTON HIP CDS-LFCDS984556N101984592666214019845926662226ADB079
LISTON HIP CDS-LFCDS984556N101984592666214019845926662226ADA161
LISTON HIP CDS-LFCDS984556N101984592666214019845926662225KDB472
LISTON HIP CDS-LFCDS984556N101984592666214019845926662225GDA213
LISTON TOTAL KNEE-LFCDSOPT590T101953275550094019532755500024GDA740
LISTON TOTAL KNEE-LFCDSOPT590U101984591802554019845918025626EDA279
LISTON TOTAL KNEE-LFCDSOPT590U101984591802554019845918025626BDB734
LISTON TOTAL KNEE-LFCDSOPT590U101984591802554019845918025626ADA474
LISTON TOTAL KNEE-LFCDSOPT590U101984591802554019845918025625LDA001
LISTON TOTAL KNEE-LFCDSOPT590U101984591802554019845918025625KDB325
LISTON TOTAL KNEE-LFCDSOPT590U101984591802554019845918025625GDB517
LISTON TOTAL KNEE-LFCDSOPT590U101984591802554019845918025625FDB017
LISTON TOTAL KNEE-LFCDSOPT590U101984591802554019845918025625DDA155
LISTON TOTAL KNEE-LFCDSOPT590U101984591802554019845918025624LDA248
TOTAL KNEE PACKDYNJ905162Q101984592359004019845923590126CBD346
TOTAL KNEE PACKDYNJ905162Q101984592359004019845923590125KBU219

What to Do

Do not use Bupivacaine Hydrochloride included in affected kits. Check your stock for convenience kits containing Bupivacaine Hydrochloride in Dextrose Injections and quarantine until over-labels are provided. All remaining components within the kits may continue to be used.

On June 8, Medline sent all affected customers a letter recommending the following actions:

  • Immediately check your stock for the affected item and lot numbers. Quarantine all affected product.
  • Complete the recall response form to receive over-labels to place on affected inventory.
  • Place over-labels on the affected product. The labels provide instructions for staff to remove and discard the affected component prior to using the kit.
  • If you have distributed, resold, or transferred affected products to other companies or individuals, notify them of this recall.

Reason for Correction

Medline is issuing a recall for specific Medline Kits containing ICU Medical, Inc. pain management kits with Huons Bupivacaine Hydrochloride in Dextrose Injection, USP.

Huons Co., Ltd. initiated a recall of Bupivacaine HCL in Dextrose Injection, USP. Risks of using compromised injectables include infection, inflammatory response and/or reduced anesthetic effectiveness. When used in the neuraxial space, there is a risk of cerebral fluid contamination and meningitis that may progress to encephalitis and emergency conversion to general anesthesia.

As of June 8, Medline, Medline has not reported any serious injuries or deaths associated with this issue.

Device Use

Convenience kits contain various surgical instruments, dressings and/or other materials, and pharmaceutical components that are intended to be used during various surgical procedures.

Contact Information

Customers in the U.S. with questions about this recall should contact Medline Industries at 1-866-359-1704, or via email at recalls@medline.com.

Additional FDA Resources

Unique Device Identifier (UDI)

The unique device identifier (UDI) helps identify individual medical devices sold in the United States from distribution to use. The UDI allows for more accurate reporting, reviewing, and analyzing of adverse event reports so that devices can be identified more quickly, and as a result, problems potentially resolved more quickly.

How do I report a problem?

Health care professionals and consumers may report adverse reactions or quality problems they experienced using these devices to MedWatch: The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program.

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