STERILE surgical products company ConvaTec, in conjunction with the Therapeutic Goods Administration, has issued a recall of multiple products after tests found that the sterile packaging could have been breached during transport.
Products affected include suction tubes/catheters, oxygen delivery catheters, gastro-enteral tubes, nasogastric tubes, intermittent urology catheters, drainage kits and sterile urine drainage bags.
To date, there have been no reports of incidents related to this packaging issue.
All products delivered since 01 Jan are involved - see tga.gov.au.
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