Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 24254 |
| Brand Name: | Inner cannula |
| Model: | Bivona Inner Cannula Tracheostomy Tube |
| Affected: | |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Smiths Medical Australasia Pty Ltd c/o KPMG, KPMG Centre 18 Viaduct Harbour Avenue Auckland |
| Contact Information: | 0800 444 200 |
| Manufacturer: | Smiths Medical ASD Inc |
| Issue: | The manufacturer has issued the release of an updated device Instructions for Use (IFU) for the Bivona® Inner Cannula Tracheostomy Tube which contains cleaning guidelines that must be followed to ensure device integrity. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Instructions for use to be updated |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 4/3/2019 |
