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Device recall: Medi-Vac(TM) Flex Advantage(TM) Suction Canister Liner, Material Numbers: a) REF 6561-910C b) REF 6561-916K c) REF 6561-
Cardinal Health 200, LLC (Waukegan, IL) initiated this device recall on 28 Mar 2018; FDA lists 1 product record under event 79702, classified Class II.
FDA defines Class II as 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. 92% of the 1,074 device enforcement events initiated in 2018 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 29 Nov 2018. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Cardinal Health 200, LLC has 59 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 3 product records 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
Cardinal Health 200, LLC, Waukegan, IL.
Reason for recall
"products may be missing a one-way valve on the fluid patient port."
Distribution
"US Distribution to the state of MA"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1546-2018 | Medi-Vac(TM) Flex Advantage(TM) Suction Canister Liner, Material Numbers: a) REF 6561-910C b) REF 6561-916K c) REF 6561-920C To remove blood and/or body fluids. These fluids may be suctioned during surgical procedures or other applications requiring the removal of built up fluids. The suction canisters are used in… | 3600 units | Class II | Terminated | 9 May 2018 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Cardinal Health 200, LLC
All 59 events for Cardinal Health 200, LLC
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "products may be missing a one-way valve on the fluid patient port."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is 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.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "US Distribution to the state of MA"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 29 Nov 2018. "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.