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Vacuum Unit for CATSmart (2019-02-18) — recall 44537

Health Canada — Medical Devices · Canada · 2019-03-01 · Type III

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Agency
Health Canada — Medical Devices
Recall identifier
44537
Date of alert
2019-03-01
Country / jurisdiction
Canada
Risk level
Type III
Risk type
recall
Product category
Medical devices
Product type
Medical devices
Reported risk: Vacuum Unit unexpectedly stops functioning which prevents suction of shed blood from wound/operation area to a reservoir for washing by the CATSmart Autotransfusion System. After the failure message appears, the vacuum pump stops working but the washing procedure continues to function. Defectiveness was discovered from complaints in the field.
Primary source: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/vacuum-unit-catsmart-2019-02-1

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