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| Issued: 22 January 2007 at 11:00 |
Ref: MDA/2007/006
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Immediate action |
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Action |
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Update |
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Information request |
| Device: Chest drain: Portex chest drainage system with adjustable straw. Product code 200/870/000, lot number 489962. Manufactured by Smiths Medical. |
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| Problem: Failure to create a seal when the system is connected to the chest drainage bottle leaving the patient at risk of a pneumothorax. The manufacturer is recalling one lot of this device. |
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| Action by: All theatre staff, ward staff and those involved in the supply and/or distribution of this device. |
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Action:
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Distributed to:
* via CE Bulletin |
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| Contacts: Details of manufacturer contacts and MHRA contacts for technical and clinical aspects. Change of address or removal from address list for Healthcare Commission. |
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Action deadlines for the Safety Alert Broadcast System (SABS)
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Deadline (action underway): 12 February 2007
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Deadline (action complete): 05 March 2007
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MDA/2007/006 - Chest drain: Portex chest drainage system with adjustable straw 
