Events

Recall of PERCEVAL S HEART VALVE

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by LIVANOVA CANADA CORP..

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    121868
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-08-15
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Livanova canada corp. (lnc) has identified a manufacturing issue affecting a limited number of perceval valves. these valves were shipped in a sterile packing solution that may contain higher than expected residual levels of homocysteic acid. the homocysteic acid is used during the manufacturing process to neutralize the free aldehydes introduced by the sterilization process.

Device

PERCEVAL S HEART VALVE
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: PVS23 (Lot serial: A31487); Model Catalog: PVS21 (Lot serial: A31487); Model Catalog: PVS23 (Lot serial: A30436); Model Catalog: PVS21 (Lot serial: A31846); Model Catalog: PVS23 (Lot serial: A29638); Model Catalog: PVS21 (Lot serial: A29638); Model Catalog: PVS23 (Lot serial: A31846); Model Catalog: PVS21 (Lot serial: A30436)
  • Product Description
    PERCEVAL SUTURELESS HEART VALVE
  • Manufacturer
    LIVANOVA CANADA CORP.

Manufacturer

LIVANOVA CANADA CORP.
  • Manufacturer Address
    MARKHAM
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    LivaNova PLC
  • Source
    HC