smiths medical portex BLUselect — Class I medical device recall Z-3086-2024

Ongoing recall by Smiths Medical ASD Inc., reported 2024-09-18. There is the potential for a disconnection of the pilot balloon from the tracheostomy inflation line within sp

Recall number	`Z-3086-2024`
Product type	Medical device
Classification	Class I
Status	Ongoing
Voluntary or mandated	Voluntary
Recalling firm	Smiths Medical ASD Inc., Minneapolis, MN, United States
Recall initiated	2024-06-07
Classified	2024-09-11
Reported by FDA	2024-09-18
Quantity	799,732 units
Lot numbers	`101/800/060CZ`, `101/800/070CZ`, `101/800/075CZ`, `101/800/080CZ`, `101/800/085CZ`, `101/800/090CZ`, `101/800/100CZ`, `101/802/060CZ`, `101/802/070CZ`, `101/802/075CZ`, `101/802/080CZ`, `101/802/085CZ`, `101/802/090CZ`, `101/802/100CZ`, `101/810/060CZ`, `101/810/070CZ`, `101/810/075`, `101/810/075CZ`, `101/810/080`, `101/810/080CZ`, `101/810/085CZ`, `101/810/090CZ`, `101/810/100CZ`, `101/812/060CZ`, `101/812/070CZ`, `101/812/075CZ`, `101/812/080CZ`, `101/812/085CZ`, `101/812/090CZ`, `101/812/100CZ`, `101/815/060`, `101/815/070`, `101/815/075`, `101/815/080`, `101/815/085`, `101/815/090`, `101/815/100`, `101/817/060`, `101/817/070`, `101/817/080` and 460 more
Model numbers	`101/800/060CZ`, `101/800/070CZ`, `101/800/075CZ`, `101/800/080CZ`, `101/800/085CZ`, `101/800/090CZ`, `101/800/100CZ`, `101/802/060CZ`, `101/802/070CZ`, `101/802/075CZ`, `101/802/080CZ`, `101/802/085CZ`, `101/802/090CZ`, `101/802/100CZ`, `101/810/060CZ`, `101/810/070CZ`, `101/810/075`, `101/810/075CZ`, `101/810/080`, `101/810/080CZ`, `101/810/085CZ`, `101/810/090CZ`, `101/810/100CZ`, `101/812/060CZ`, `101/812/070CZ` and 28 more

Product

smiths medical portex BLUselect, tracheostomy tube, labeled as follows: 1) BLUSELECT 6.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/800/060CZ; 2) BLUSELECT 7.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/800/070CZ; 3) BLUSELECT 7.5, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/800/075CZ; 4) BLUSELECT 8.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/800/080CZ; 5) BLUSELECT 8.5, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/800/085CZ; 6) BLUSELECT 9.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/800/090CZ; 7) BLUSELECT 10.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/800/100CZ; 8) BLUSELECT 6.0, CUFFED, FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/802/060CZ; 9) BLUSELECT 7.0, CUFFED, FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/802/070CZ; 10) BLUSELECT 7.5, CUFFED, FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/802/075CZ; 11) BLUSELECT 8.0, CUFFED, FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/802/080CZ; 12) BLUSELECT 8.5, CUFFED, FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/802/085CZ; 13) BLUSELECT 9.0, CUFFED, FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/802/090CZ; 14) BLUSELECT 10.0, CUFFED, FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/802/100CZ; 15) BLUSELECT 6.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 1/EA, Item Number 101/810/060CZ; 16) BLUSELECT 7.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 1/EA, Item Number 101/810/070CZ; 17) BLUSELECT 7.5, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 1/EA, Item Number 101/810/075; 18) BLUSELECT 7.5, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 1/EA, Item Number 101/810/075CZ; 19) BLUSELECT 8.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 1/EA, Item Number 101/810/080; 20) BLUSELECT 8.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 1/EA, Item Number 101/810/080CZ; 21) BLUSELECT 8.5, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 1/EA, Item Number 101/810/085CZ; 22) BLUSELECT 9.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 1/EA, Item Number 101/810/090CZ; 23) BLUSELECT 10.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 1/EA, Item Number 101/810/100CZ; 24) BLUSELECT 6.0, CUFFED, FEN, 1/EA, Item Number 101/812/060CZ; 25) BLUSELECT 7.0, CUFFED, FEN, 1/EA, Item Number 101/812/070CZ; 26) BLUSELECT 7.5, CUFFED, FEN, 1/EA, Item Number 101/812/075CZ; 27) BLUSELECT 8.0, CUFFED, FEN, 1/EA, Item Number 101/812/080CZ; 28) BLUSELECT 8.5, CUFFED, FEN, 1/EA, Item Number 101/812/085CZ; 29) BLUSELECT 9.0, CUFFED, FEN, 1/EA, Item Number 101/812/090CZ; 30) BLUSELECT 10.0, CUFFED, FEN, 1/EA, Item Number 101/812/100CZ; 31) BLUSELECT 6.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, W/WEDGE, 1/EA, Item Number 101/815/060; 32) BLUSELECT 7.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, W/WEDGE, 1/EA, Item Number 101/815/070; 33) BLUSELECT 7.5, CUFFED, NON-FEN, W/WEDGE, 1/EA, Item Number 101/815/075; 34) BLUSELECT 8.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, W/WEDGE, 1/EA, Item Number 101/815/080; 35) BLUSELECT 8.5, CUFFED, NON-FEN, W/WEDGE, 1/EA, Item Number 101/815/085; 36) BLUSELECT 9.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, W/WEDGE, 1/EA, Item Number 101/815/090; 37) BLUSELECT 10.0, CUFFED, NON-FEN, W/WEDGE, 1/EA, Item Number 101/815/100; 38) BLUSELECT 6.0, CUFFED, FEN, W/WEDGE AND DECAN CAP, 1/EA, Item Number 101/817/060; 39) BLUSELECT 7.0, CUFFED, FEN, W/WEDGE AND DECAN CAP, 1/EA, Item Number 101/817/070; 40) BLUSELECT 8.0, CUFFED, FEN, W/WEDGE AND DECAN CAP, 1/EA, Item Number 101/817/080; 41) BLUSELECT 9.0, CUFFED, FEN, W/WEDGE AND DECAN CAP, 1/EA, Item Number 101/817/090; 42) BLUSELECT 10.0, CUFFED, FEN, W/WEDGE AND DECAN CAP, 1/EA, Item Number 101/817/100; 43) BLUSELECT 6.0, SUCTIONAID, CUFFED, NON-FEN,10/BX, Item Number 101/860/060CZ; 44) BLUSELECT 7.0, SUCTIONAID, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/860/070CZ; 45) BLUSELECT 7.5, SUCTIONAID, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/860/075CZ; 46) BLUSELECT 8.0, SUCTIONAID, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/860/080CZ; 47) BLUSELECT 8.5, SUCTIONAID, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/860/085CZ; 48) BLUSELECT 9.0, SUCTIONAID, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 10/BX, Item Number 101/860/090CZ; 49) BLUSELECT 10.0, SUCTIONAID, CUFFED, NON-FEN,10/BX, Item Number 101/860/100CZ; 50) BLUSELECT 6.0, SUCTIONAID, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 1/EA, Item Number 101/870/060CZ; 51) BLUSELECT 7.0, SUCTIONAID, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 1/EA, Item Number 101/870/070CZ; 52) BLUSELECT 7.5, SUCTIONAID, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 1/EA, Item Number 101/870/075CZ; 53) BLUSELECT 8.0, SUCTIONAID, CUFFED, NON-FEN, 1/EA, Item Number 101/870/0

Reason for recall

There is the potential for a disconnection of the pilot balloon from the tracheostomy inflation line within specific lots of the BLUSelect, BLUgriggs and BLUperc products due to a manufacturing defect.

Machine access

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Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report via openFDA (CC0). Structured by Data Foundry (recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-26. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA. Not medical or legal advice.