ConvaTec, Inc: Medical Device Recalls in 2019

According to to data from the FDA, there were 5 medical device recalls made by ConvaTec, Inc in 2019. See the details of the recalls below.

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• Convex Two-Piece Ostomy System (Skin Barrier) marketed under the following brands: 1) Combihesive Natura Durahesive 2) SurFit Natura Durahesive 3) Natura 4) Varicare Product Usage: stoma management
• FilterFlow Suction Handle CH24, 20 eaches per sales unit. Product Usage: Filter Flow is designed for orthopedic surgery and combines suctioning function with filtering. The device is intended for orthopedic surgical procedures to remove and collect debris and bone fragments, chips, cement, marrow and blood clots without blocking the suction device, using a combination of suctioning and filtering.
• Forceps Blue, disposable, sterile, 100 eaches per sales unit. Product Usage: Forceps are sterile disposable devices intended for use during clinical procedures to grasp, manipulate, maneuver or assist with the removal of debris, particulates or wound tissue. Typically, forceps may be used in conditions where it is difficult to grasp small objects by hand and increased precise function is required. Applications in which sterile forceps are commonly used include wound care: e.g. gripping, debridement procedures, removal of sutures, arrangement of dressing procedure pack contents, dressing wounds, including cavity wounds and removal of wound tissue.
• Nelaton Urinary Catheter, disposable, sterile, 100 eaches per sales unit. Labeled as: CH16/40CM and CH14/40CM Product Usage: Urinary Catheters are sterile disposable devices intended to provide an intermittent pathway for drainage of fluids from the bladder. They are intended to be inserted intermittently through the urethra and up to the bladder enabling urine to drain. They are designed for short-term, intermittent transient use only and are not intended to be left in situ (there is no balloon on the tip to allow the catheter to be retained within the bladder). They are intended for single use only. They are intended to be removed once the bladder is fully drained. The goal of intermittent catheterization using Urology Catheters is to completely empty the bladder and prevent Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs).
• Feeding Tube Metric, disposable, sterile, 100 eaches per sales unit. Labeled as: xray CH05/40CM and xray CH08/40CM Product Usage: Duodenal and Stomach Gastroenterology Tubes are sterile disposable devices which may be inserted through the nose or mouth via the esophagus into the stomach or duodenum to assist in the drainage of gastric contents, decompression of the stomach or duodenum, or for obtaining a specimen of gastric contents. The device is intended to administer medication or fluids, and enteral feeding.