CanadaMED-RX Wound Care Kit (Canadian Hospital Specialties Ltd. doing business as CHS), catalogue numbers 85-2821 and 85-4149, lots 204012, 195425, 193719, 193717, 202405, 204015, 204013, 203054 and 202333. The recall is because the BD Chloraprep™ Clear 1 ml and 1.5 ml applicators used in these kits have paper lidding wrinkles that may extend to the seal area and potentially breach sterility. Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information.
What's being recalled
Companies: Canadian Hospital Specialties Ltd. Doing Business As Chs, 2760 Brighton Road, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, L6H 5T4.
How to identify it
Affected products: MED-RX Wound Care Kit; Lot or serial number: 204012; Model or catalogue number: 85-2821
Affected products: MED-RX Wound Care Kit; Lot or serial number: 195425; Model or catalogue number: 85-2821
Affected products: MED-RX Wound Care Kit; Lot or serial number: 193719; Model or catalogue number: 85-2821
Affected products: MED-RX Wound Care Kit; Lot or serial number: 193717; Model or catalogue number: 85-2821
Affected products: MED-RX Wound Care Kit; Lot or serial number: 202405; Model or catalogue number: 85-2821
Affected products: MED-RX Wound Care Kit; Lot or serial number: 204015; Model or catalogue number: 85-2821
Affected products: MED-RX Wound Care Kit; Lot or serial number: 204013; Model or catalogue number: 85-2821
Affected products: MED-RX Wound Care Kit; Lot or serial number: 203054; Model or catalogue number: 85-2821
Affected products: MED-RX Wound Care Kit; Lot or serial number: 202333; Model or catalogue number: 85-2821
Affected products: MED-RX Wound Care Kit; Lot or serial number: 204012; Model or catalogue number: 85-4149
Affected products: MED-RX Wound Care Kit; Lot or serial number: 195425; Model or catalogue number: 85-4149
Affected products: MED-RX Wound Care Kit; Lot or serial number: 193719; Model or catalogue number: 85-4149
Affected products: MED-RX Wound Care Kit; Lot or serial number: 193717; Model or catalogue number: 85-4149
Affected products: MED-RX Wound Care Kit; Lot or serial number: 202405; Model or catalogue number: 85-4149
Affected products: MED-RX Wound Care Kit; Lot or serial number: 204015; Model or catalogue number: 85-4149
Affected products: MED-RX Wound Care Kit; Lot or serial number: 204013; Model or catalogue number: 85-4149
Affected products: MED-RX Wound Care Kit; Lot or serial number: 203054; Model or catalogue number: 85-4149
Affected products: MED-RX Wound Care Kit; Lot or serial number: 202333; Model or catalogue number: 85-4149
The hazard
CHS was notified by BD Canada that they are conducting a recall of specific lots of the BD Chloraprep™ Clear - 1 ml and Clear 1.5 ml applicators. The BD Chloraprep™ Clear - 1 ml and Clear 1.5 ml applicators with paper lidding are being recalled due to potential breach of sterility in the packaging, due to wrinkles in the paper lidding which may extend to the seal area.
CHS Ltd uses these Chloraprep applicators in the medical devices they manufacture.
What to do
Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information.
The official notice
This page is a summary of the notice published by Health Canada, collected from Health Canada, CFIA and Transport Canada. Check the original before you act on it.
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