FDA Issues Class 1 Recall of Covidien Ltd's Cuffless Pediatric Tracheostomy Tubes

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that Covidien Ltd. (COV) was recalling 21 lots of a pediatric tracheostomy tube after receiving complaints about difficulties inserting the product into patients. The agency said the recall, which started in January, is considered a Class I recall, which means there's "a reasonable chance that the product will cause serious health problems or death." A notice of the recall was posted Monday on the FDA's Web site.

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