The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1077-2024·Announced 2024-02-21

Medical Device Recall: Heart-Lung Machine Component Sterile Barrier Defect

The BEQ-HLS 7050 USA HLS Set Advanced 7.0 is recalled due to a compromised sterile barrier on its Emergency Priming Line component. This defect may cause inflammation, sepsis, or infection.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class II medical device with serious potential hazards (sepsis and infection from a compromised sterile barrier) but no reported illnesses or injuries mentioned in the source. It qualifies as a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, meeting the Score 3 (High) criterion.

Plain-English summary

The BEQ-HLS 7050 USA HLS Set Advanced 7.0 (Product Code/Part Number 70106.9078) is a component used with the CARDIOHELP heart-lung machine. The Emergency Priming Line within this set has been found to have a compromised sterile barrier due to nonconformities at the bag seal.

This sterile barrier compromise may result in inflammation, sepsis, or infection when the component is used in patient care.

The recall affects approximately 16,520 units worldwide, with 6,657 units distributed in the United States. Affected units are identified by UDI-DI 04058863080383 and specific lot numbers documented in the FDA recall notice.

The recalled product

Product
BEQ-HLS 7050 USA, HLS Set Advanced 7.0, Product Code/Part Number 70106.9078. Used with the CARDIOHELP heart-lung machine.
Manufacturer
Maquet Medical Systems USA
Hazard
  • infection
  • sepsis
  • inflammation
  • sterile-barrier-defect

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (20)

  • UDI-DI 04058863080383 Lots 3000280906
  • 3000280907
  • 3000280908
  • 3000280909
  • 3000282253
  • 3000282254
  • 3000282255
  • 3000291127
  • 3000300688
  • 3000314506
  • 3000316206
  • 3000316600
  • 3000317531
  • 3000317532
  • 3000318850
  • 3000318851
  • 3000318852
  • 3000318853
  • 3000319748
  • 3000319749

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.