CLASS I Device recall · Reported 16 Jun 2021 · FDA Enforcement Report
Adult Chest Tube Tray recalled by Avid Medical
Avid Medical is recalling Adult Chest Tube Tray, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 9 Apr 2021 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1784-2021
- FDA event ID
- 87720
- Recalling firm
- Avid Medical, Toano, VA
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 9 Apr 2021
- FDA classified
- 4 Jun 2021
- Reported
- 16 Jun 2021
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Reason category
- Packaging Defects
- Device type
- Other Medical Devices
Timeline
| 9 Apr 2021 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 4 Jun 2021 | Classified by FDA | +56 days |
| 16 Jun 2021 | Published in enforcement report | +12 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Medical convenience kits are being recalled due to a potential breach in the package integrity of a component, the BD ChloraPrep 3mL applicator. Under certain circumstances the applicator may grow Aspergillus penicillioides, which may result in a breach of the package integrity. A breach of package integrity may contaminate other components in AVID Medical kits.
Packaging recalls include wrong labels, wrong products in the wrong bottle, missing leaflets, short-filled or empty capsules and seals that fail.
Product as listed by the FDA
ADULT CHEST TUBE TRAY. Medical convenience kit, Avid Medical Part Number: LAKC001-04
Where it was distributed
Distributed US nationwide to TX, AZ, IL, MS, LA, MO, and TN
Nationwide ArizonaIllinoisLouisianaMissouriMississippiTennesseeTexas
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Medical convenience kits are being recalled due to a potential breach in the package integrity of a component, the BD ChloraPrep 3mL applicator. Under certain circumstances the applicator may grow Aspergillus penicillioides, which may result in a breach of the package integrity. A breach of package integrity may contaminate other components in AVID Medical kits.
Which lots are affected?
Part Number: LAKC001-04; Package GTIN: 20809160261016; Lot Number: 1404809 (Expiration Date: 08/01/2021) and 1408337 (Expiration Date: 09/01/2021) Part Number: LAKC001-04; Package GTIN: 20809160293130; Lot Number: 1427628 (Expiration Date: 09/01/2021) Part Number: LAKC001-04; Package GTIN: 20809160313005; Lot number: 1427629 (Expiration Date: 09/01/2021), 1432814 (Expiration Date: 11/30/2021), and 1436046 (Expiration Date: 11/30/2021)
Where was it sold?
Distributed US nationwide to TX, AZ, IL, MS, LA, MO, and TN
What should I do if I have it?
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
Other products in this recall event
3 other products · FDA event 87720This product is part of a recall event; the main page for the event is Fistula On-off Kit recalled by Avid Medical.
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