Urgent Medical Device Recall for Palindrome™ Precision SI Chronic Catheter, Palindrome™ SI Chronic Catheter, Palindrome™ Precision HSI Chronic Catheter, and Palindrome™ HSI Chronic Catheter

Covidien Private Limited would like to notify healthcare professionals of the voluntary recall of Palindrome™ Precision SI Chronic Catheter, Palindrome™ SI Chronic Catheter, Palindrome™ Precision HSI Chronic Catheter, and Palindrome™ HSI Chronic Catheter with expiry dates of February 2018 or earlier. Covidien is initiating this recall, as recent tests have identified that the affected implants may not meet the minimum silver release specification for the entire 30-days period. Healthcare professionals are advised to immediately remove and quarantine the affected Palindrome Chronic Catheters for return to the company. Please refer to the letter for  more details. 

Only abstracts of the Dear Healthcare Professional Letters (DHCPL) are provided on this website. Details of these letters can be found in the MOH Alert System, which is accessible via the Health Professionals Portal (HPP), a one-stop portal for all healthcare professionals in Singapore. Dentists, medical doctors and pharmacists may access HPP at https://hpp.moh.gov.sg and follow the procedures below to access the MOH Alert system.

Step 1: Select your profession under ‘For Healthcare Professionals’.

Step 2: Click on ‘Useful links’.

Step 3: Click on ‘MOH Alert’ and log in via Singpass.

Step 4: Click on ‘Drug Alerts’ or ‘Med Device Alerts’ to view the DHCPLs.