Device recall: NIM CONTACT EMG Endotracheal Tube, Part Numbers: a) REF 8229508 b) REF 8229507 c) REF 8229506
Class I FDA enforcement event 90711. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Ongoing.
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
The firm received reports of events related to airway obstruction while using NIM Standard Reinforced EMG Endotracheal Tubes & NIM CONTACT Reinforced EMG Endotracheal Tubes.
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
Medtronic Xomed, Inc. started this device recall on 29 Apr 2022. The firm address in the FDA record is in Jacksonville, FL. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 90711 has 3 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 7 Sep 2022. The record gives the status Ongoing.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) and OUS (foreign) countries of: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Canary Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus,…
Recalling firm
Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
3 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1519-2022 | NIM CONTACT EMG Endotracheal Tube, Part Numbers: a) REF 8229508 b) REF 8229507 c) REF 8229506 | 81,555 units | Class I | Ongoing | 7 Sep 2022 |
| Z-1520-2022 | NIM EMG Endotracheal Tube, Part Numbers: a) REF 8229308 b) REF 8229307 c) REF 8229306 | 1,133,612 units | Class I | Ongoing | 7 Sep 2022 |
| Z-1521-2022 | NIM EMG Endotracheal Tube, Part Numbers: a) REF 8229307J b) REF 8229308J c) REF 8229306J | 23,820 units | Class I | Ongoing | 7 Sep 2022 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2022
- 839
- Share of these events in Class I
- 8%
- Product records in this event
- 3Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 17
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-1519-2022The 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 90711. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/90711/. 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:
Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) and OUS (foreign) countries of: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Canary Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus,…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 90711?
- The event has 3 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
81,555 units
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2022 have the same class?
- 8% of the 839 device events that started in 2022 are in Class I.