Device recall: Merit Medical's Custom Procedural Trays or Kits containing 1% Lidocaine HCl Injection, USP, 10 mg/mL, Lot 25-090-DK.…
Class I FDA enforcement event 66777. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Custom Procedural Trays/Kits contain 1% Lidocaine HCl injection which were recalled because one confirmed customer report where visible particulate were found in the primary product container in the form of dark red/black particles. The particular matter may dislodged through the tissue and could possibly cause a pneumothorax or hemothorax.
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. started this device recall on 30 Sep 2013. The firm address in the FDA record is in Chester, VA. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 66777 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 26 Feb 2014. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 13 May 2014.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Nationwide Distribution including AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV.
Recalling firm
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., Chester, VA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0980-2014 | Merit Medical's Custom Procedural Trays or Kits containing 1% Lidocaine HCl Injection, USP, 10 mg/mL, Lot 25-090-DK. Custom Procedural Tray or kit is a combination of legally marketed medical devices placed into one container for the convenience of the user and used within the limits of the product's intended uses.… | 20, 872 trays | Class I | Terminated | 26 Feb 2014 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2013
- 1,236
- Share of these events in Class I
- 6%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 59
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0980-2014The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 66777. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/66777/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Nationwide Distribution including AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 66777?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
20, 872 trays
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2013 have the same class?
- 6% of the 1,236 device events that started in 2013 are in Class I.