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Device recall: QUADROX-i Neonatal without integrated arterial filter and VHK 11000 (VKMO 10000-USA#QUADROX-i Neo.+Reservoir), Part Numb
FDA enforcement event 81382 is a device recall by Maquet Cardiovascular Us Sales, Llc of Wayne, NJ, initiated 25 Oct 2018 and classified Class I, with 2 product records.
FDA defines Class I as 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. 4% of the 1,074 device enforcement events initiated in 2018 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 5 Jun 2020. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Maquet Cardiovascular Us Sales, Llc has 40 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Maquet Cardiovascular Us Sales, Llc, Wayne, NJ.
Reason for recall
"There is a potential for blood leakage at the blood inlet connector when using the reducing screw adapter 1/4 x 3/16 that may result in clinically relevant loss of prime before patient connection or blood loss during patient connection."
Distribution
"Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) to states of: AZ, CA, FL, IA, LA, NC, and TX and countries of: Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, United Arab Emirates, Belgium,…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0436-2019 | QUADROX-i Neonatal without integrated arterial filter and VHK 11000 (VKMO 10000-USA#QUADROX-i Neo.+Reservoir), Part Number 701055120 The membrane oxygenator QUADROXi Neonatal is intended for use in extracorporeal circulation during cardiopulmonary bypass in cardiac surgery. | 490 total in US | Class I | Terminated | 5 Dec 2018 |
| Z-0437-2019 | QUADROX-i Neonatal with integrated arterial filter and VHK 11000 (VKMO 11000-USA#QUADROX-i Neo.+Reservoir), Part Number 701055207 The membrane oxygenator QUADROXi Neonatal is intended for use in extracorporeal circulation during cardiopulmonary bypass in cardiac surgery. | 490 total in US | Class I | Terminated | 5 Dec 2018 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Maquet Cardiovascular Us Sales, Llc
All 40 events for Maquet Cardiovascular Us Sales, Llc
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "There is a potential for blood leakage at the blood inlet connector when using the reducing screw adapter 1/4 x 3/16 that may result in clinically relevant loss of prime before patient connection or blood loss during patient connection."
What does Class I mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class I is 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.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) to states of: AZ, CA, FL, IA, LA, NC, and TX and countries of: Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, United Arab Emirates, Belgium,…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 5 Jun 2020. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.