Medical News: Plug Pulled on Surgical Drains - in Product Alert, Devices and Vaccines from MedPage Today

By Cole Petrochko, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Published: March 26, 2011

Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon recalled a number of surgical drains, kits, and associated products after the company received a number of complaints about potentially compromised sterility. The sterile barrier on the Blake Silicone Drain, Blake Silicone Drain Kit, Blake Cardio Connector, J-Vac Reservoir, and J-Vac Drain Adapter may be compromised on 341 product lots distributed from May 10, 2010 to Feb. 28, 2011, a company statement said. The full list of product codes and lot numbers, as well as locations of these identifying characters are available in the original recall notice. Customers with any of the affected products should stop using them and return them in a prepaid shipping label mailed to customers, the statement said. No adverse events related to the recall have been reported. The recall, the latest in a host of such actions by Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries, is being carried out with the knowledge of the FDA