Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 27392 |
| Brand Name: | DTR - Tibbs Cannula |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | Lot Numbers: 532421 & 533801 |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Downs Distributors Ltd 9 Airborne Road North Harbour AUCKLAND |
| Contact Information: | 0800 800 234 |
| Manufacturer: | DTR Medical Ltd |
| Issue: | The manufacturer has identified where the cone end of the Tibbs device is separating from the luer connecter needle. If this failure happens in use there could be a serious risk of patient harm. The risk to the patient if separation occurs in use is the potential for the cone to get lodged in the Artery/Vein or travel to another part of the body, where further surgical intervention could be required to remove. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Product to be returned to supplier |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 8/3/2021 |
