Summit Medical, Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2014 - (Recall #: Z-1731-2014)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2014.

Data Source: FDA.
Product Description:

Armstrong Grommet with wire Otological Ventilation Tube Catalog #: VT-0507-01, Sterilized by Ethylene Oxide, Rx Only. Intended to provide ventilation to the middle ear space through the tympanic membrane.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: May 12, 2014
Date Posted: June 18, 2014
Recall Number: Z-1731-2014
Event ID: 68267
Reason for Recall:

One lot of ventilation tubes have mixed tubes with wire attached to the slanted flange and ventilation tubes with wire attached to the straight flange. This poses no health hazard to the user or patient.

Status: Terminated
Product Quantity: 9 boxes
Code Information:

Lot #: 147809

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution -- USA, including CA, and GERMANY.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated