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Atrium Medical Heparin Recall
Oversulfated Chondroitin Sulfate (OSCS)

Contaminated Heparin Products Cause Injury and Death
Our law firm is investigating several cases involving heparin. 81 people may have died and over 700 other people may have been seriously injured by heparin products. Prompted by adverse reactions suffered by patients given Baxter heparin products, the company initiated a recall. Baxter's heparin recall initially involved 14 lots of heparin products. The heparin recall was expanded on February 28 to include all of Baxter Healthcare's multi-dose and single-use vials of heparin sodium for injection, and their heparin lock flush solutions. read about the Baxter heparin recall and a Baxter heparin lawsuit.

The information below regards a recall of Atrium's heparin product HYDRAGLIDE, a heparin-coated thoracic drainage catheter for use during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. As stated above, there has also been a Baxter heparin recall. Please contact our lawyers if you have been injured by heparin. If you know what heparin product may have been the cause of the injury, please let us know.

Atrium Initiates Voluntary Recall Action Regarding HYDRAGLIDE™ Brand Heparin-Coated Thoracic Drainage Catheters used for Autotransfusion during Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery

May 12, 2008 – Atrium Medical Corporation has recalled selected lots of HYDRAGLIDE™ Brand Heparin-Coated Thoracic Drainage Catheters. Limited lots of Atrium heparin-coated Hydraglide Thoracic Catheters were manufactured with heparin found to have been contaminated with oversulfated chondroitin sulfate (OSCS).

Other heparin products have also been contaminated with OSCS.  Over 80 deaths and 700 serious adverse events have been associated with Baxter heparin products and other heparin products.  In this case, there have not been any deaths or adverse events associated with the Atrium’s HYDRAGLIDE.  This may be because Atrium’s HYDRAGLIDE Catheters do not contain high levels of heparin.  Even so, there still exists a potential exposure of OSCS to the patient.

Atrium and FDA are advising customers with affected lots to immediately discontinue use of the Atrium HYDRAGLIDE devices and obtain replacement catheters from Atrium. Atrium and FDA are recommending that medical professionals not use the recalled catheter with either a cell saver autotransfusion system or direct autotransfusion chest drainage collection system for cardiopulmonary bypass surgery.

The adverse reactions in the case of Baxter heparin products have included severe allergic reactions, severe nausea, vomiting, diaphoresis, difficulty breathing, and very low blood pressure. 


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