Device recall: CareFusion MaxPlus Clear Needleless Connector. Intended for Positive Displacement Connector for needleless access to…
Class II FDA enforcement event 82970. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
After disconnection of a luer, the valve of the connector remains recessed; not fully closing, either temporarily or permanently. The risks of blood loss and air embolism exist if the valve remains permanently open and goes undetected, especially in the neonate population.
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
Becton Dickinson & Company started this device recall on 2 May 2019. The firm address in the FDA record is in Franklin Lakes, NJ. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 82970 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 16 Oct 2019. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 30 Nov 2021.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Nationwide Foreign: Canada
Recalling firm
Becton Dickinson & Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ.
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-0049-2020 | CareFusion MaxPlus Clear Needleless Connector. Intended for Positive Displacement Connector for needleless access to the IV line and/or IV catheter during IV therapy Cat. No. MP1000-C | 115,200 | Class II | Terminated | 16 Oct 2019 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2019
- 968
- Share of these events in Class II
- 88%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 84
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0049-2020The 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 82970. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/82970/. 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 Foreign: Canada
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 82970?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
115,200
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2019 have the same class?
- 88% of the 968 device events that started in 2019 are in Class II.