Centurion recalled 1,000 of its convenience kits containing Multi-Med single lumen catheters, according to an FDA news release on Dec. 9.
The FDA said the action was a Class 1 recall, which means use of the devices could cause serious injuries or death.
Centurion found that excess material could remain at the tip of the catheters, separate from the catheters and enter the patient’s bloodstream. If that happens, patients could develop blood clots, embolism of the excess material to vital organs or death.
The kits were distributed between May 23 and Oct. 18, 2016. Centurion sent an urgent recall notice letter to customers on Oct. 21 and asked them to stop using the affected products.
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Tim Casey joined TriMed Media Group in 2015 as Executive Editor. For the previous four years, he worked as an editor and writer for HMP Communications, primarily focused on covering managed care issues and reporting from medical and health care conferences. He was also a staff reporter at the Sacramento Bee for more than four years covering professional, college and high school sports. He earned his undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Notre Dame and his MBA degree from Georgetown University.