CLASS II ONGOING Device recall · Reported 28 Sep 2016 · FDA Enforcement Report
Renasys Sterile Transparent Film recalled by Smith & Nephew
Smith & Nephew is recalling Renasys Sterile Transparent Film and all the Renasys Dressing kits that contains the, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 21 Jul 2016 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
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-2848-2016
- FDA event ID
- 74885
- Recalling firm
- Smith & Nephew, Saint Petersburg, FL
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Ongoing
- Recall initiated
- 21 Jul 2016
- FDA classified
- 20 Sep 2016
- Reported
- 28 Sep 2016
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Reason category
- Sterility
- Device type
- Other Medical Devices
Timeline
| 21 Jul 2016 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 20 Sep 2016 | Classified by FDA | +61 days |
| 28 Sep 2016 | Published in enforcement report | +8 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Sterility seal integrity failures on the Renasys Sterile Transparent Film
A sterility recall means a product that must be sterile, such as an injection or eye drop, may be contaminated. Using a non-sterile product can cause serious infection.
Product as listed by the FDA
RENASYS Sterile Transparent Film and all the RENASYS Dressing kits that contains the RENASYS Sterile Transparent Film Is intended for patients who would benefit from a suction device (negative pressure) to help promote wound healing by removing fluids including irrigation and body fluids, wound exudates and infectious materials. Examples of appropriate wounds types include chronic, acute, traumatic, Sub-Acute and dehisced wounds, ulcers, (such as pressure and diabetic), partial thickness burns, flaps and grafts.
Where it was distributed
Nationwide Distribution to AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico Argentina, Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, Brunai, Canada, Curacao, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jordan, Malaysia, New Zeland, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, SriLanka, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom.
Nationwide AlaskaAlabamaArkansasArizonaCaliforniaConnecticutFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIllinoisIndianaKansasLouisianaMassachusettsMarylandMichiganMinnesotaMissouriNorth CarolinaNew Hampshire
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Sterility seal integrity failures on the Renasys Sterile Transparent Film
Which lots are affected?
Product Code 66020933 RENASYS G Small with Soft Port - Lots #'s 2015100134, 2015100313, 2015100314, 2016040686, and 2016040687 - US ONLY Product Code 66020934 RENASYS G Medium with Soft Port - Lots #'s 2015100135, 2015100315, 2015100316, 2015110540, 2016040715, and 2016040963 US ONLY Product Code 66020935 RENASYS G Large with Soft Port- Lots #'s 2015100282, 2015100317, 2015110542, and 2016041021 US ONLY Product Code 66020936 RENASYS G X Large with Soft Port Lot # 2016041035 US ONLY Product Code 66800394 RENASYS Transparent Film Lots #'s 2014010176, 2014011449, 2014030463, 2014040241, 2014050736, 2014051132, 2014061169, 2014113986, 2015020655, 2015040522, 2015050927, 015060209, 2015071095, 2015101044, 2015110749, 2015120664, and 2015121019 - GLOBAL Product Code 66800494 RENASYS G Medium Kit Flat Drain Lots #'s 02014P, 05014D, 06914E, 13414K, 15414T, 16014CV, 18114AV, 23214D, 25214J, and 26515H GLOBAL (NOT US) Product Code 66800495 RENASYS G Large Kit 19Fr Round Drain Lots #'s 00815K, 14014L, 23314E, 25214H, and 32214D GLOBAL (NOT US) Product Code 66800496 RENASYS G Large Kit Flat Drain Lots #'s 00815N, 01215G, 02214J, 05014F, 09014K, 09914K, 16014F, 17514T, 24114D, 25214K, 28015M, and 31714H GLOBAL (NOT US) Product Code 66800497 REANSYS G X-Large Kit 19Fr Round Drain Lot # 05014M GLOBAL (NOT US) Product Code 66800932 RENASYS High Output Fistula Kit Lots #'s 07715M, 09214H, 15514G, 18814K, and 27915G GLOBAL (NOT US) Product Code 66800933 RENASYS G Small with Soft Port Lots #'s 2014010183, 2014011414, 2014020037, 2014021119, 2014021324, 2014021837, 2014030094, 2014030840, 2014030933, 2014031770, 2014040674, 2014041232, 2014041489, 2014050297, 2014050582, 2014051447, 2014051561, 2014060367, 2014060603, 2014060606, 2014071097, 2014080670, 2014080729, 2014091593, 2014091612, 2014091896, 2014091951, 2014102569, 2014103236, 2014103501, 2014103566, 2014125085, 2014125464, 2015016495, 2015016793, 2015016824, 2015020606, 2015020633, 2015021230, 015030904, 2015030938, 2015031168, 2015050397, 2015050706, 2015051210, 2015051333, 2015060715, 2015060718, 2015060878, 2015070001, 2015070021, 2015070057, 2015070243, 2015091343, 2015100464, 2015100652, 2015100707, 2015100859, 2015100968, 2015101007, 2015120041, 2015120046, 2015120052, 2015120061, 2015120411, 2016010750, 39907, 40151, 43250, 3251, and 43252 GLOBAL (NOT US) Product Code 66800934 RENASYS G Medium with Soft Port Lots #'s 2014010306, 2014010307, 2014010965, 2014011574, 2014020362, 2014020972, 2014021207, 2014021208, 2014021930, 2014021931, 2014022059, 2014022086, 2014030302, 2014030816, 2014030934, 2014031153, 2014031404, 2014031758, 2014040175, 2014041509, 2014041510, 2014042119, 2014050158, 2014050207, 2014050345, 2014050586, 201405062, 2014051041, 2014051041, 2014060684, 2014060833, 2014061007, 2014061442, 2014061669, 2014070114, 2014070520, 2014070979, 2014071068, 2014080794, 2014080836, 2014080909, 2014090181, 2014090267, 2014091758, 2014091835, 2014092091, 2014102295, 2014102318, 2014114098, 2014114125, 2014114183, 2014114284, 2014124756, 2014124797, 2014125114, 2014125177, 2014125233, 2015020672, 2015020750, 2015020781, 2015020841, 2015021100, 2015021102, 2015031154, 2015040916, 2015050291, 2015050995, 015050996, 2015051048, 2015051382, 2015051409, 2015060395, 2015060402, 2015060912, 2015060921, 2015060979, 2015061078, 2015070313, 2015070335, 2015070348, 2015091344, 2015100024, 2015100672, 2015101328, 2015101360, 2015101522, 2015110440, 2015110767, 2015110809, 2015110931, 2015110988, 2015110989, 2015111015, 2015111261, 2015121208, 2015121237, 2016010018, 2016010772, 2016010790, 39908, 40152, 43249, 43432, 43433, 43434, 43435, and 43558 GLOBAL (NOT US) Product Code 66800935 RENASYS G Large with Soft Port Lots #s 2014010875, 2014010876, 2014010919, 2014010940, 2014011209, 2014011229, 2014011418, 2014020026, 2014020946, 2014021122, 2014021838, 2014021839, 2014022085, 2014030813, 2014030841, 2014031293, 2014031354, 2014031399, 2014040860, 2014041269, 2014041410, 2014042109, 2014042113, 2014050898, 2014051040, 2014051655, 2014060089, 2014060169, 2014060274, 2014061051, 2014061333, 2014061438, 2014080369, 2014080549, 2014090036, 014091306, 2014102445, 2014102629, 2014102650, 2014114359, 2014114527, 2014114577, 2014124708, 2014125271, 2014125307, 2014125307, 2015020993, 2015021023, 2015040809, 2015051050, 2015051077, 2015060486, 2015060493, 2015060494, 2015060507, 015061065, 2015061135, 2015061224, 2015061265, 2015070371, 2015100539, 2015100585, 2015100603, 2015100611, 2015110023, 2015110257, 2015110291, 2015110435, 2015120445, 2015120457, 2015120752, 2015120762, 2016010895, 2016011075, 39909, 40153, 43535, 43559, 43565, and 43714 GLOBAL (NOT US) Product Code 66800936 RENASYS G X Large with Soft Port Lots #'s 2014010874, 2014010961, 2014040956, 2014050897, 2014080970, 2014103611, 2015021068, 2015021444, 2015040678, 2015070796, 2015100001, 2015100272, 2015101377, and 2015120027 - GLOBAL (NOT US) Product Code 66801255 RENASYS G 10Fr Round Drain Kit Lots #'s 01415G, 02015E, 04916J, 16914G, 2014050828, 1015G, 21015H, and 32214L - GLOBAL (NOT US) Product Code 66801256 RENASYS G 10mm Flat Drain Kit Lots #'s 05516D, 05715H, 08915E, 11214JV, 11414AV, 11414BV, 16914H, 2013050783, 2013060968, 20915T, 32115L, and 32314M GLOBAL (NOT US) Product Code 66801257 RENASYS 15Fr Channel Drain Kit Lots #'s 08915D, 16914J, 19615V, 2014030237, 2014060209, 20815K, 20915G, 23014L, 28815K,32215G, and 32814J GLOBAL (NOT US) Product Code 66801258 RENASYS G 19Fr Round Drain Kit Lots #'s 05316P, 17014K, 2014030238, 20915K, and 32314T GLOBAL (NOT US)
Where was it sold?
Nationwide Distribution to AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico Argentina, Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, Brunai, Canada, Curacao, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jordan, Malaysia, New Zeland, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, SriLanka, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom.
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 II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
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.
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