FDAFebruary 24, 2016device
PureWick External Catheter for Women-Wick Product Usage: A flexible, contoured external catheter (a Wick) is positioned between the labia and gluteus muscles. The function of the Wick is to draw urine away from the body through the Wick to a storage container away from the body through a PVC tube...
Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
The hazard
PureWick is recalling external catheter for women Wicks because the labeling did not contain the phrase "This product contains dry natural rubber" and/or erroneously included the phrase "Latex-free." The white gauze component of the PureWick contains dry natural rubber.
What to do
FDA enforcement status: Terminated
Brands named
purewick
Recall history
No related federal recalls on record for this brand yet.
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