Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2020 - (Recall #: Z-1716-2020)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2020.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Portex ProVent Arterial Blood Sampling Kit with Dry Lithium Heparin for Gases and Electrolytes

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: January 7, 2020

Date Posted: April 22, 2020

Recall Number: Z-1716-2020

Event ID: 84681

Reason for Recall:

Lots of Smiths Medical Portex Pro-Vent and LineDraw Arterial Blood Sampling syringes may have broken luers.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 127,700 total devices

Code Information:

Portex Pro-Vent Arterial Blood Sampling Kit: Item Number Lot Number G1724 3859779 G1702 3863522 4599P-1 3859751 4599P-1 3862142 4599P-1 3863544 4599P-1 3863545 4599P-1 3869581 G1665 3856947 4588P-2 3862145 4558PE 3859727

Distribution Pattern:

USA: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI,MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA. Int'l: CA, DE, AU.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated