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Bard® gastric and esophageal balloons

Official notice

22 Apr 2025

HighHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Bard® gastric and esophageal balloons. Based on customer feedback, BD (C. R. Bard, Inc.) has identified that users are potentially unable to, or are finding it difficult, to remove the plastic plugs in order to inflate the gastric and/or esophageal balloons. In some cases, the devices may become damaged during removal of the plastic plugs. Recall start date: April 17, 2025 Published 2025-04-22.

What to do now

Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information.

Recall number

77318

Official notice

2025-04-22

The hazard

Based on customer feedback, BD (C. R. Bard, Inc.) has identified that users are potentially unable to, or are finding it difficult, to remove the plastic plugs in order to inflate the gastric and/or esophageal balloons. In some cases, the devices may become damaged during removal of the plastic plugs. Recall start date: April 17, 2025

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Recall Numbers

77318

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected products - Bard® Single Intragastric Linton Balloon Tube, Lot or serial number - All lots., Model or catalog number - 0092740

Product 2

Affected products - Bard® Blakemore Esophageal-Nasogastric Tube, Lot or serial number - All lots., Model or catalog number - 0092300 0092100 0092110

Product 3

Affected products - Bard® Minnesota Four Lumen Esophagogastric Tamponade Tube, Lot or serial number - All lots., Model or catalog number - 0092220

Risk / hazard

Based on customer feedback, BD (C. R. Bard, Inc.) has identified that users are potentially unable to, or are finding it difficult, to remove the plastic plugs in order to inflate the gastric and/or esophageal balloons. In some cases, the devices may become damaged during removal of the plastic plugs. Recall start date: April 17, 2025

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: C.r Bard, Bard® Gastric And Esophageal Balloons.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HOME

Classification

Type I

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

77318

Classification

Type I

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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