Avid Medical, Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2021 - (Recall #: Z-1787-2021)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2021.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

DIALYSIS ACCESS Medical convenience kit, Avid Medical Part Number: VMED004-03.

Product Classification:

Class I

Date Initiated: April 9, 2021

Date Posted: June 16, 2021

Recall Number: Z-1787-2021

Event ID: 87720

Reason for Recall:

Medical convenience kits are being recalled due to a potential breach in the package integrity of a component, the BD ChloraPrep 3mL applicator. Under certain circumstances the applicator may grow Aspergillus penicillioides, which may result in a breach of the package integrity. A breach of package integrity may contaminate other components in AVID Medical kits.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 560 kits

Code Information:

Part Number:VMED004-03; Package GTIN: 20809160238247; Lot Number: 1409970 (Expiration Date: 04/26/2022), 1412734 (Expiration Date: 10/01/2021), 1413146 (Expiration Date: 10/01/2021), and 1413395 (Expiration Date: 04/25/2022)

Distribution Pattern:

Distributed US nationwide to TX, AZ, IL, MS, LA, MO, and TN

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated