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Med-rx universal anesthesia kits

Official notice

14 Dec 2022

MediumHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Med-rx universal anesthesia kits. This recall addresses a product concern regarding the drapes in the kit. The supplier (3M) decided to recall the drapes in the kit because it was confirmed that the liner on the adhesive component of the affected drapes is difficult to remove without damaging the product and may render the product unusable. Additionally, an increase in reported adhesive related skin injuries for the affected lots has been observed. The kits are not impacted by this recall, only the drapes in the kits were recalled. Recall start date: October 21, 2022 Published 2022-12-14.

What to do now

Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information.

Recall number

72339

Official notice

2022-12-14

The hazard

This recall addresses a product concern regarding the drapes in the kit. The supplier (3M) decided to recall the drapes in the kit because it was confirmed that the liner on the adhesive component of the affected drapes is difficult to remove without damaging the product and may render the product unusable. Additionally, an increase in reported adhesive related skin injuries for the affected lots has been observed. The kits are not impacted by this recall, only the drapes in the kits were recalled. Recall start date: October 21, 2022

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Recall Numbers

72339

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected products - Med-Rx Universal Anesthesia Kits, Lot or serial number - 165559 164243 165561 169702 163276 164240, Model or catalog number - 80-7045 80-7074 80-7063

Risk / hazard

This recall addresses a product concern regarding the drapes in the kit. The supplier (3M) decided to recall the drapes in the kit because it was confirmed that the liner on the adhesive component of the affected drapes is difficult to remove without damaging the product and may render the product unusable. Additionally, an increase in reported adhesive related skin injuries for the affected lots has been observed. The kits are not impacted by this recall, only the drapes in the kits were recalled. Recall start date: October 21, 2022

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

Brand: Canadian Hospital Specialties Doing Business Chs, Med-rx Universal Anesthesia Kits.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HEALTH

Classification

Type II

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

72339

Classification

Type II

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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