Covidien—Trellis 6 and Trellis 8 Peripheral Infusion Systems: Balloon Inflation Ports May Be Mislabeled

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In a December 11, 2014, Urgent Product Recall letter submitted by an ECRI Institute member hospital, Covidien states that the proximal and distal balloon inflation ports of the peripheral infusion systems below may be mislabeled. The distal balloon inflation port may be incorrectly labeled as proximal and the proximal balloon port may be incorrectly labeled as distal. Covidien also states that it has received no...