Teleflex Medical: Medical Device Recall in 2014 - (Recall #: Z-2661-2014)

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:

Rusch, Soft Rubber (Nelaton and Nelaton Robinson), Bladder Catheter, Sterile. These catheters are indicated for the routine drainage of urine from the bladder. These catheters are not intended or designed for indwelling use.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: September 4, 2014

Date Posted: September 24, 2014

Recall Number: Z-2661-2014

Event ID: 69182

Reason for Recall:

Misbranding: Although the product labeling identifies the catheters as "soft rubber," the Natural Rubber Latex caution statement was not printed on the product label.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 193,363 ea. + 1,140 units (total 194,503 units)

Code Information:

Product Code #402100060, Lot #13491 & 13501; Product Code #402140120, Lot #13371, 13391 & 13511; Product Code #401140140, 13501, 14091, 14141, 13271, 13461, 13481, 14061, 14081 & 14101; Product Code #402140160, Lot #13411, 13291, 13311, 13301, 13391 & 13491; Product Code #402140240, Lot #13311 & 13391; Product Code #403300100, Lot #13311, 13411, 13461, 13481, 14041, 14091 & 14131; Product Code #403340140, Lot #13291; Product Code #403900080, Lot #13371 & 13411; Product Code #403900100, Lot #13261 & 13441; Product Code #403900120, Lot #13351, 13451, 13511 & 13461 and Product Code #410200200, Lot #13411. On 1/9/2015 recall expanded to include: Product Code: 40214-000080, Lot numbers 14101 & 13301; Product Code: 402140-000140, Lot number: 14281; Product Code: 402140-0001160, Lot number: 13491; Product Code: 402140-000180, Lot number: 13391 and Product Code; 402140-000240, Lot numbers: 13391 & 14027.

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) and the countries of Austria, Belgium, Bahrain, Belgrad, Canada, Croatia, Cypress, Czeck Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Libya, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slavonia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Portugal and Zambia.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated