MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield recalls CENTURION Infusion Catheter

Certain lots Sterile Infusion Catheters which were mislabeled as having a heparin coating were either distributed or manufactured into medical convenience kits and distributed.

CENTURION Infusion Catheter, 7F, 17cm (DO), Reorder MIC17F7; Infusion Catheter with Antimicrobial Heparin Coating.

Medline Industries, LP issued one IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED notice and one MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL notice to its affected consignees on 12/23/2024 via email and US Mail. The IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED notice explained the labeling issue with the device, potential risk, and requested the following actions be taken: 1. affected catheters be quarantined, 2. respond with quantity on hand, 3. if the product was transferred to notify those to whom the affected catheters were transferred. Upon receipt of the response. Medline will issue corrected labeling to affix to the devices. The MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL notice, which pertains to kits manufactured with the affected catheters as a component, also explained the labeling issue with the device, potential risk, and requested the following actions be taken: 1. affected catheters be quarantined, 2. respond with quantity on hand, 3. if the product was transferred to notify those to whom the affected catheters were transferred. Upon receipt of the response. Medline will issue a label to affix to the devices which will state the affected component shall be removed and discarded from further use.

• FDA enforcement recordOfficial FDA database entry for Z-1048-2025
• FDA 510(k) clearance · K885179The device's official FDA premarket clearance record
• FDA device classification · DYBOfficial FDA classification for this device type
• CFR regulation · 21 CFR 870.1340The federal regulation governing this device
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