PlainRecalls
FDA Devices Moderate Class II Terminated

Delfi Medical Innovations, VariFit Contour Cuffs, single use adult thigh cuff, single port, single bladder, REF 9-9300-003. Rx Only, Sterile

Reported: May 13, 2020 Initiated: April 3, 2019 #Z-1901-2020

Product Description

Delfi Medical Innovations, VariFit Contour Cuffs, single use adult thigh cuff, single port, single bladder, REF 9-9300-003. Rx Only, Sterile

Reason for Recall

Delfi Medical Innovations Inc has discovered that tourniquets cuffs in certain lots of the VariFit Sterile Single Use Thigh Cuffs, Single Port, Single Bladder models may have been manufactured with an inadequate perimeter weld on the cuff. Once applied to a patients thigh and inflated to a pressure to occlude blood flow in the thigh distal to the cuff, after a period of time the cuff may leak to the extent that the tourniquet instrument supplying air pressure to the cuff may not be able to adequately control and regulate pressure in the cuff. This may result in some blood flow in the thigh distal to the cuff.

Details

Units Affected
59 units
Distribution
US: Ohio OUS: Austrailia
Location
Vancouver, N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

What product was recalled?
Delfi Medical Innovations, VariFit Contour Cuffs, single use adult thigh cuff, single port, single bladder, REF 9-9300-003. Rx Only, Sterile. Recalled by Delfi Medical Innovations, Inc.. Units affected: 59 units.
Why was this product recalled?
Delfi Medical Innovations Inc has discovered that tourniquets cuffs in certain lots of the VariFit Sterile Single Use Thigh Cuffs, Single Port, Single Bladder models may have been manufactured with an inadequate perimeter weld on the cuff. Once applied to a patients thigh and inflated to a pressure to occlude blood flow in the thigh distal to the cuff, after a period of time the cuff may leak to the extent that the tourniquet instrument supplying air pressure to the cuff may not be able to adequately control and regulate pressure in the cuff. This may result in some blood flow in the thigh distal to the cuff.
Which agency issued this recall?
This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on May 13, 2020. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-1901-2020.