Device recall: Kimberly-Clark MIC Safety PEG Kit - Pull Type The Kimberly-Clark MIC PEG Kits - Pull type are Percutaneous Endoscopic…
Class II FDA enforcement event 63001. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
The placement guidewire diameter is too large and does not pass-through the introducer needle during the placement procedure of the PEG Feeding Tube.
Class II, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote
Kimberly-Clark Corporation started this device recall on 22 Jun 2010. The firm address in the FDA record is in Roswell, GA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 63001 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 26 Sep 2012. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 7 Feb 2013.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Nationwide Distribution including AL, AK, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, and WI.
Recalling firm
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Roswell, GA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
2 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-2415-2012 | Kimberly-Clark MIC Safety PEG Kit - Pull Type The Kimberly-Clark MIC PEG Kits - Pull type are Percutaneous Endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes intended for a non-surgical "pull" endoscopic placement technique. The PEG tube is held in place during use with an external retention disk. | 277 units | Class II | Terminated | 26 Sep 2012 |
| Z-2416-2012 | Kimberly-Clark MIC PEG Kit - Pull Type The Kimberly-Clark MIC PEG Kits - Pull type are Percutaneous Endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes intended for a non-surgical "pull" endoscopic placement technique. The PEG tube is held in place during use with an external retention disk. | 766 units | Class II | Terminated | 26 Sep 2012 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2010
- 37
- Share of these events in Class II
- 89%
- Product records in this event
- 2Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 12
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-2415-2012The 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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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 63001. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/63001/. 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, AK, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, and WI.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 63001?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
277 units
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2010 have the same class?
- 89% of the 37 device events that started in 2010 are in Class II.