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Express Mini 500 and Pneumostat Chest Drain Valve — recall 73332

Health Canada — Medical Devices · Canada · 2023-03-15 · Type II

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Agency
Health Canada — Medical Devices
Recall identifier
73332
Date of alert
2023-03-15
Country / jurisdiction
Canada
Risk level
Type II
Risk type
recall
Product category
General hospital and personal use
Product type
Medical devices
Reported risk: The instructions for use (IFU) for the Pneumostat Chest Drain Valve and for the Express Mini 500 do not provide sufficient precaution against draining the device for continued use. Additionally, the IFUs do not provide sufficient precaution or warning against the use of the device outside the healthcare setting. The notices for this recall give the appropriate precautions to the end users. Recall start date: March 6, 2023
Primary source: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/express-mini-500-and-pneumosta

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