Events

Recall of BioGlue Surgical Adhesive (BioGlue)

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by CryoLife, Inc..

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
    68150
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1674-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-04-25
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-05-30
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2014-11-10
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=127033
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Glue,surgical,arteries - Product Code MUQ
  • Reason
    Serum albumin component monomer failed to meet internally established end of shelf-life specification.
  • Action
    All consignees were notified of the voluntary actions by issuance of Field Correction/Removal Notice on April 24, 2014. This notices states which lot numbers are to be returned, and which lot numbers can be relabeled with a corrected expiration date.

Device

BioGlue Surgical Adhesive (BioGlue)
  • Model / Serial
    12MUV034, 12MUX035, 12MUV069, 12MUV037, 12MUV038, 12MUV040, 12MUV041, 12MUV042, 12MUV043, 12MUV044, 12MUV045, 12MUV046, 12MUV047, 12MUV048, 12MUV049, 12MUV050, 12MUV051, 12MUV052, 12MUV053, 12MUV054, 12MUV055, 12MUV056, 12MUV057, 12MUV058, 12MUV059, 12MUV060, 12MUV061, 12MUV062, 12MUV063, 12MUV064, 12MUV065, 12MUV067, 12MUV068, 12MUV069, 12MUV070, 12MUV071, 12MUV072, 12MUV073, 12MUV074, 12MUV075, 12MUV076, 13MUV001, 13MUV002, 13MUV003, 13MUV004,
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    3
  • Implanted device?
    Yes
  • Distribution
    Distributed Nationwide including Puerto Rico and the states of AL, AK,AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NV, NH, NJ, NM , NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, and WI.
  • Product Description
    BG3515-5 US 5mL BioGlue Surgical Adhesive. || BioGlue Surgical Adhesive (BioGlue) is indicated for use as an adjunct to standard methods of achieving hemostasis (such as sutures and staples) in adult patients in open surgical repair of of large vessels (such as aorta, femoral, and carotid arteries).
  • Manufacturer
    CryoLife, Inc.

Manufacturer

CryoLife, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    CryoLife, Inc., 1655 Roberts Blvd NW, Kennesaw GA 30144-3632
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Cryolife Inc.
  • Source
    USFDA