FDA Device recall Z-1641-2014
Portex Low Dead Space Connector with Sideport, 3.5mm Product Usage: The connector is used to attach the endotracheal tube to the patient br…
- FDA Device
- Class I
- terminated
- Published 2014-06-18
On 2014-06-18 the FDA classified a Class I recall of Portex Low Dead Space Connector with Sideport, 3.5mm Product Usage: The connector is used to attach the endotracheal tube to the patient br… by Smiths Medical Asd, citing one lot of 3.0mm sized Connectors, Product Reorder No. 10035-05PS, Lot No. 2553426 were placed in packages labeled as size 3.5mm.
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| Agency | FDA Device |
|---|---|
| Recall number | Z-1641-2014 |
| Classification | Class I |
| Status | terminated |
| Initiated | 2014-04-10 |
| Published | 2014-06-18 |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13 11:53 UTC |
| Company | Smiths Medical Asd |
| Distribution | NC |
Product
Portex Low Dead Space Connector with Sideport, 3.5mm Product Usage: The connector is used to attach the endotracheal tube to the patient breathing circuit. The low dead space connector minimizes mechanical dead space and subsequent carbon dioxide rebreathing. The connector's sideport permits access for administration of artificial surfactant, airway pressure monitoring, gas sampling, and instillation of sterile saline for airway leakage.
Reason
One lot of 3.0mm sized Connectors, Product Reorder No. 10035-05PS, Lot No. 2553426 were placed in packages labeled as size 3.5mm.
Identifiers
| code_info | Lot or Serial No: 2553426 |
|---|
Status history
No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:53 UTC. Current status: terminated.
Source
Official record: https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1641-2014%22
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