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Avelle negative pressure wound therapy pump

Official notice

2 Dec 2021

Last checked

2 Dec 2021

Critical riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Avelle negative pressure wound therapy pump. Convatec has observed that an incorrect connector was used to manufacture specific lots of the Avelle NPWT pump. An incorrect connector may lead to an inefficient seal between the pump and the connector, which may, in turn, lead to the device not being able to provide negative pressure and as such, not working as intended. Recall start date: 2021-11-11 Published 2021-12-02.

What to do now

Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information.

Recall number

63675

Official notice

2021-12-02

The hazard

Convatec has observed that an incorrect connector was used to manufacture specific lots of the Avelle NPWT pump. An incorrect connector may lead to an inefficient seal between the pump and the connector, which may, in turn, lead to the device not being able to provide negative pressure and as such, not working as intended. Recall start date: 2021-11-11

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Recall Numbers

63675

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected Products - Avelle Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Pump, Lot or serial number - WO023517, Model or catalog number - 422285

Risk / hazard

Convatec has observed that an incorrect connector was used to manufacture specific lots of the Avelle NPWT pump. An incorrect connector may lead to an inefficient seal between the pump and the connector, which may, in turn, lead to the device not being able to provide negative pressure and as such, not working as intended. Recall start date: 2021-11-11

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Convatec, Avelle Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Pump.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HEALTH

Classification

Type II

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

63675

Classification

Type II

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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