Etobicoke, Ontario (August 4, 2021) – Eco-Med Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today commenced a voluntary recall of certain lots of its Eco-Gel 200 ultrasound gel due to bacterial contamination.
The product is also distributed as MediChoice Ultrasound Gel by Owens and Minor and Mac Medical Supply. These ultrasound gels are non-sterile and not indicated for sterile procedures.
Eco-Med is instructing all health care facilities to identify the affected products by lot number and immediately destroy or return products from affected lots to Eco-Med. Affected product lot numbers are below:
Product
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Lot Numbers
|
Initial Distribution Date
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Eco Gel 200 MediChoice M500812 |
B029 |
March 26, 2021 |
B030 |
March 30, 2021 |
B031 |
April 5, 2021 |
B032 |
April 7, 2021 |
B040 |
April 26, 2021 |
B041 |
April 26, 2021 |
B048 |
May 7, 2021 |
B055 |
May 26, 2021 |
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