Convenience Kit Recall: Medical Action Industries Removes Convenience Kits Containing Namic RA Syringes
Medical Action Industries is recalling convenience kits that include Namic RA syringes due to reports that the syringe adaptor may unwind during use. This mechanical failure can result in a loose connection or total disconnection, potentially causing infection, blood loss, or air embolism.
This affects Medical Action Industries, healthcare facilities utilizing these specific convenience kits, and clinical staff performing procedures where Namic RA syringes are used for fluid management or vascular access.
A mechanical failure at the adaptor level suggests a significant risk to the sterile closed system necessary for vascular procedures. The potential for air embolism or significant blood loss classifies this as a serious safety event. For manufacturers of convenience kits, this highlights the regulatory liability inherent in sourcing third-party components, where a defect in a single sub-component necessitates a recall of the entire finished kit.
Clinical departments should immediately identify and sequester convenience kits containing the affected syringes. Quality and procurement teams should review inventory against kit lot numbers and verify that internal recall procedures for third-party components are effectively mitigating the risk of air embolism and blood loss.
The adaptor on Namic RA syringes may unwind during use. The resulting loose connection or disconnection may lead to infection, blood loss, or air embolism.
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