Fast-breaking News from AABB PulsePoints The following has been reproduced from the October 26, 2006 AABB PulsePoints, an electronic news alert provided by the American Association of Blood Banks.

October 26, 2006
No. 754

Medical Device Recall
Dupaco Blood/Fluid Warming Set

AABB PulsePoints

The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) has announced a medical device recall by Dupaco Inc. of Oceanside, Calif., for the Blood/Fluid Warming Set. According to the recall notice, the company has become aware of two leakage failures that have occurred in two warming sets out of approximately 12,000 distributed. Customers have been asked to contact the manufacturer to arrange for product return.

DATE RECALL INITIATED:

October 2006

PRODUCT:

Dupaco Blood/Fluid Warming Set (No. D25480)

LOT NUMBERS:

030603
030603A
030145
050244

To view CBER’s notice in its entirety, visit http://www.fda.gov/cber/recalls/dupaco101106.htm.