CanadaMed-RX Wound Care Kits (Canadian Hospital Specialties Ltd. d.b.a. CHS), catalogue numbers 85-2821 and 85-4149, lots 204016, 212327, 211059, 210981, 201658 and 201657 are affected. Affected kits contain a BD Chloraprep™ 1 ml applicator (clear) that may have an open or incomplete seal, potentially exposing the applicator to microbial contamination and risking local or systemic infection. Contact the manufacturer for 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 Kits; Lot or serial number: 204016; Model or catalogue number: 85-2821
Affected products: Med-RX Wound Care Kits; Lot or serial number: 212327; Model or catalogue number: 85-2821
Affected products: Med-RX Wound Care Kits; Lot or serial number: 211059; Model or catalogue number: 85-2821
Affected products: Med-RX Wound Care Kits; Lot or serial number: 210981; Model or catalogue number: 85-2821
Affected products: Med-RX Wound Care Kits; Lot or serial number: 201658; Model or catalogue number: 85-4149
Affected products: Med-RX Wound Care Kits; Lot or serial number: 201657; Model or catalogue number: 85-4149
The hazard
Affected lots of BD Chloraprep™ 1 ml applicator (clear) used in CHS Ltd.'s Med-RX wound care kit may exhibit an open/incomplete seal on packaging of the applicator. If an affected BD product with a compromised sterile barrier is used, the applicator may have been exposed to microbial contamination. Use of a potentially contaminated applicator could result in no patient harm or may lead to localized skin/soft tissue infection. Less commonly, systemic infection or other infectious complications may occur. In rare cases, particularly in critically ill, immunocompromised or otherwise medically vulnerable patients, severe infection could be life-threatening.
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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