Recall archive / FDA device enforcement
Brand Name: Ballard Product Name: Closed Suction Catheters Model/Catalog Number: 227-5 Software Version: N/A Product ... — FDA record Z-1527-2025
Reported ongoing
Status as reported in the agency record. FDA warns that enforcement status may not track the current recall lifecycle; check the current official notice.
Source date Mar 19, 2025. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.
Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; check FSIS directly. Source coverage and dates.
What the record says
- Product
- Brand Name: Ballard Product Name: Closed Suction Catheters Model/Catalog Number: 227-5 Software Version: N/A Product Description: Ballard Turbo-Cleaning Closed Suction System for Adults, 14 F, DSE Component: N/A
- Reason
- Lack of sterility assurance for closed suction catheter systems
- Classification
- Class I
- Recalling firm
- Avanos Medical, Inc.
- Quantity
- 1040 units
- Agency-reported status
- Ongoing
- Source record identifier
- Z-1527-2025
What the recall classes mean. Classification is an agency assessment, not individual medical advice.
Lot and product identifiers
| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
|---|---|
| Lot, code or applicability | Lot Code: Lot/ Serial Number(s): 1555468 Each: 00609038989655 DSP: 10609038989652 Case: 20609038989659 |
Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.
Distribution
Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN,KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI and the countries of South Korea, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Germany, England, Slovenia, France, Austria, Guadalajara.
States below are derived from the distribution text, including nationwide wording. They are not inferred from the firm's address.
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Dates in the source
- Report date
- Apr 23, 2025
- Recall initiation date
- Mar 19, 2025
- Center classification date
- Apr 16, 2025
FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.