Smiths Medical ASD Inc. Portex Lumbar Puncture Tray. Anesthesia Conduction Kit. 4826PL-20 - Product Usage: Portex lumbar puncture trays provide all the materials necessary to measure cerebrospinal fluid pressure and/or collect cerebrospinal fluid specimens. Key components include skin prep materials, lancet-point needle, manometer with stopcock and extension set, and specimen vials. Recall
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According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Product
Portex Lumbar Puncture Tray. Anesthesia Conduction Kit. 4826PL-20 - Product Usage: Portex lumbar puncture trays provide all the materials necessary to measure cerebrospinal fluid pressure and/or collect cerebrospinal fluid specimens. Key components include skin prep materials, lancet-point needle, manometer with stopcock and extension set, and specimen vials.
Brand
Smiths Medical ASD Inc.
Lot Codes / Batch Numbers
Lot #3842192, Model no. 4826PL-20.
Products Sold
Lot #3842192, Model no. 4826PL-20.
Smiths Medical ASD Inc. is recalling Portex Lumbar Puncture Tray. Anesthesia Conduction Kit. 4826PL-20 - Product Usage: Portex lumbar pun due to Cases of Portex Lumbar Puncture Tray Child, SKU #4826PL-20 had been mislabeled with invalid information. The product was correct, but the inner trays. Based on FDA medical device recall database.
Summary derived from FDA notice
Reason for Recall
As stated by FDA
Cases of Portex Lumbar Puncture Tray Child, SKU #4826PL-20 had been mislabeled with invalid information. The product was correct, but the inner trays were labeled as 4824PL-20 instead of 4826PL-20.
Recommended Action
Per FDA guidance
Smiths Medical notified customers on 03/21/2020 via "urgent Medical Device Recall" letter. The letter identified the affected product and instructed to customers to quarantine and return the affected product. The firm also instructed the customers to notify their customers if the affected product was further distributed.
Verify this information on the official source
For complete details and official instructions, check the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) directly.
View official FDA recall noticePage updated: Jan 10, 2026