Medical DeviceMar 25, 2015
Puritan absorbent foam tipped applicator recall — FDA Z-1278-2015
Shaft breaks so that adequate patient specimen sample cannot be obtained.
Class IIFDA: TerminatedPuritan Medical Products Co., LLC
Recall history in this database
Classification mix: Class II: 1.
Understanding this recall history
This page summarizes recall records in which the official source identifies Puritan Medical Products Co., LLC as the recalling firm or manufacturer. The number of records should not be treated as a safety rating or a measure of company size, because recall counts depend on product mix, reporting periods and how government records are organized.
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