Smiths Medical ASD, Inc. recalls smiths medical ProPort Plastic Venous Access System
Reason for recall
The plastic port housing and port reservoir of the ProPort Plastic Implantable Ports may separate because of a manufacturing defect.
Affected product
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Affected products & lots
- smiths medical ProPort Plastic Venous Access System, PolyFlow Polyurethane Catheter, 1.9mm (5.8Fr) O.D. x 1.0mm I.D., 6Fr Introducer, REF21-4153-2439 affected lots39261213928189395370939573034006476400852140368944046803
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What the firm is doing
Smiths medical issued an URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL to its consignees on 02/13/2025 via letter delivered by traceable means. The notice explained the issue, potential risk, and requested the following: Required Actions for Customers 1. Please discontinue the use and distribution of the affected product immediately. Check your inventory and quarantine all affected product at your facility. 2. Please return all affected product. 3. Inform all potential users of the product in your organization of this notification and complete and return the attached response form to smithsmedical8171@sedgwick.com within ten days of receipt to acknowledge your understanding of this notification, even if you do not have the affected product and/or has already been used. 4. If you have distributed the product further, immediately notify your accounts that received the affected product and ask them to contact Sedgwick at 1-888-345-2656 (MF, 8am-5pm ET) to obtain a response form.
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Worldwide distribution.
A reasonable probability that use of the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Sources & references
- FDA enforcement recordOfficial FDA database entry for Z-1280-2025
- FDA 510(k) clearance · K994216The device's official FDA premarket clearance record
- FDA device classification · LJTOfficial FDA classification for this device type
- CFR regulation · 21 CFR 880.5965The federal regulation governing this device
- FDA recall announcementSearch FDA.gov for the official press announcement
- Find Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.Search for the manufacturer's official notice
- News coverageRecent reporting on this recall and manufacturer
- openFDA data recordThe raw JSON record this page is built from
Source: U.S. FDA openFDA device enforcement reports. This summary is informational and may lag or differ from the official record. Always verify against the FDA before acting.
Taylor Coteus is RecallWatch's Legal News Analyst, covering FDA medical-device enforcement and patient-safety litigation. He reviews every recall against the FDA's official openFDA record before it is published and is responsible for corrections and editorial accuracy.
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