Recall of Device Recall AMPLATZER Delivery System

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

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
    36440
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0255-2007
  • Event Initiated Date
    2006-10-02
  • Event Date Posted
    2006-12-19
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
  • Event Terminated Date
    2008-10-09
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
  • 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
    Cardiac Septal Occluder Delivery System - Product Code GBK
  • Reason
    Aga medical has found that microscopic tears can occur in the delivery system sterile packaging under accelerated stress testing with routine shipping configurations. these microscopic tears are a potential breach of the sterile barrier. aga has no confirmed complaints or adverse events related to this failure mode.
  • Action
    An Urgent Recall Notice, dated 09/29/06, was sent to customers via facsimile or email and via Federal Express. The letter describes the issue and what product is affected. Unexpired product that is returned to AGA will be replaced. A response form is asked to be returned to AGA.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Order no. 9-DEL-5F-180/60, Lot Numbers: M03J19-05, M03L18-49, M04B02-02, M04C01-19, M04E18-13, M04J13-15, M04L02-04, M04M28-10, M05C15-31, M05C25-27, M05D29-51, M05G20-44, M05G28-19, M05H30-45, M05J23-32.  Order no. 9-DEL-6F-45/60, Lot Numbers: M03L11-45, M03J23-04, M04B09-16, M04E27-19, M04L22-12, M05A03-10, M05B04-20, M05B08-04, M05C08-23, M05C09-05, M05E24-48, M05H01-51, M05J12-16, M06C20-25, M06D03-02, M06D19-71, M06E22-46.  Order no. 9-DEL-6F-180/80, Lot Numbers: M03K16-22, M03K28-33, M03L11-47, M03M02-09, M03M03-09, M03M12-18, M04A19-31, M04B03-10, M04C01-17, M04C23-12, M04D06-10, M04D13-16, M04E24-16, M04F23-21, M04F28-40, M04G01-22, M04G27-27, M04H03-17, M04H12-11, M04H24-23, M04L08-02, M04M16-21, M04M30-04, M05A03-09, M05A05-27, M05A12-07, M05A17-07, M05A18-04, M05A20-09, M05A27-27, M05A31-06, M05B02-26, M05B21-13, M05B23-09, M05C08-04, M05C25-02, M05D07-08, M05D13-09, M05D14-13, M05G07-20, M05G11-03, M05G12-06, M05G15-24, M05G15-31, M05G27-41, M05H08-19, M05H04-10, M05H05-29, M05H09-09, M05K14-06, M05K20-10, M05K28-02, M05M28-23, M06A13-17, M06D19-53, M06D19-57, M06D19-55, M06D19-59, M06E16-68, M06E22-65, M06E22-67, M06F07-90, M06F13-86.  Order no. 9-DEL-7F-45/60, Lot Numbers: . Order no. , Lot Numbers: M03L12-09, M04C23-09, M04E24-17, M04G01-24, M04M10-18, M05B04-18, M05B07-06, M05B16-02, M05D08-09, M05F13-11, M05G15-16, M05G19-24, M05J08-03.  Order no. 9-DEL-7F-45/80, Lot Numbers: M03J19-07, M03K14-06, M03K28-35, M03L11-48, M04B03-09, M04B03-14, M04C08-12, M04D06-12, M04E11-28, M04E24-20, M04F08-23, M04H03-23, M04J17-07, M04K07-02, M04K28-06, M04L30-04, M05A11-12, M05A11-10, M05A12-05, M05B04-09, M05B16-04, M05B16-23, M05B23-07, M05C10-07, M05C14-07, M05C15-29, M05D04-15, M05E03-02, M05E12-16, M05E12-03, M05E16-21, M05E17-45, M05F01-02, M05F30-25, M05G07-02, M05G21-06, M05G29-23, M05H01-11, M05H17-09, M05J16-13, M05J16-68, M05J28-08, M05K04-04, M05M05-11, M06A13-19, M06C20-23, M06C28-42, M06D04-77, M06D12-20, M06E16-80, M06F01-43, M06F07-88, M06F13-76, M06G25-96.  Order no. 9-DEL-7F-180/80, Lot Numbers: M03K24-14, M03L12-10, M03M12-19, M03G15-34, M04B03-08, M04B09-17, M04C01-18, M04D01-05, M04D06-11, M04D20-07, M04E04-05, M04F08-21, M04H03-18, M04H24-25, M04K22-13, M04L30-12, M04M13-05, M05A18-26, M05A20-11, M05B08-06, M05B14-22, M05B18-10, M05B18-12, M05C16-33, M05C16-18, M05D05-39, M05E11-30, M05E18-04, M05E26-23, M05G08-07, M05G15-29, M05G26-16, M05H02-22, M05H03-11, M05J13-14, M05J19-66, M05J23-07, M05J26-19, M05K19-04, M05L30-22, M05M22-20, M06D19-67, M05D19-69, M06E16-76, M06E22-71, M06E22-69. Order no. 9-DEL-8F-45/60, Lot Numbers: M03K14-07, M03L18-50, M03M03-11, M04C23-10, M04E24-18, M04G01-20, M04L30-02, M04M15-20, M05B07-08, M05B14-04, M05B15-07, M05B24-14, M05B25-06, M05H19-13. Order no. 9-DEL-8F-45/80, Lot Numbers: M03J19-08, M03J25-27, M03K09-23, M03K28-36, M03L11-46, M03M03-12, M03M29-07, M04A19-28, M04A28-16, M04B03-13, M04B09-19, M04B17-33, M04B24-08, M04C23-11, M04D06-13, M04D26-06, M04D26-10, M04F08-22, M04F27-47, M04H24-22, M04J07-09, M04J10-22, M04J17-08, M04J17-09, M04K06-02, M04K11-08, M04K15-10, M04K25-25, M04L02-02, M04L08-12, M04L29-18, M04M01-02, M04M10-08, M04M20-16, M04M22-02, M04M30-05, M05A11-08, M05A18-28, M05A21-20, M05A21-24, M05A24-34, M05A27-13, M05A28-13, M05A31-08, M05B17-04, M05B17-06, M05C21-24, M05C24-04, M05C25-18, M05C30-24, M05C31-28, M05D06-07, M05D12-03, M05D14-09, M05D20-06, M05D25-19, M05D27-20, M05D28-13, M05E24-17, M05E25-21, M05E27-46, M05F06-46, M05F21-43, M05F21-41, M05G20-10, M05G27-39, M05H12-16, M05H17-13, M05H24-19, M05J09-10, M05J09-12, M05K11-03, M05K18-10, M05K20-08, M05K21-05, M05L17-19, M05L21-04, M05L28-04, M05L30-20, M06A09-15, M06A12-10, M06A12-12, M06A20-25, M06A20-27, M06A24-18, M06A20-29, M06C17-36, M06C17-38, M06D04-73, M06D11-05, M06D12-12, M06D12-14, M06D12-16, M06D12-18, M06E22-49, M06E22-51, M06F01-47, M06F07-82, M06F07-84, M06F07-86, M06F13-72, M06F13-74, M06F22-19, M06F29-12, M06G24-46.  Order no. 9-DEL-8F-180/80, Lot Numbers: M03L18-52, M04B09-18, M04C23-13, M04E27-20, M04F08-24, M04H03-20, M04K26-18, M04L04-17. M05B11-08, M05C01-06, M05C01-08, M05C11-02, M05E02-21, M05F28-12, M05J01-38, M05J22-28, M05K18-04.  Order no. 9-DEL-9F-45/80, Lot Numbers: M03K14-08, M03K24-15, M03K28-37, M03M02-12, M03M03-08, M03M29-03, M03M29-06, M03M30-13, M04A19-29, M04A28-18, M04B03-12, M04B17-38, M04C08-13, M04C15-04, M04C15-06, M04D06-09, M04D13-17, M04D20-08, M04D26-07, M04D26-09, M04E24-19, M04E27-24, M04F21-43, M04F23-23, M04G27-25, M04H12-12, M04H24-20, M04J22-13, M04K08-02, M04L05-08, M04L19-11, M04L29-02, M04L29-17, M04L29-23, M04L30-10, M04M14-02, M04M14-04, M04M14-21, M04M16-23, M04N22-23, M05A05-25, M05A03-12, M05A11-06, M05A13-19, M05A18-24, M05A19-04, M05A24-09, M05A24-32, M05A24-36, M05A25-19, M05A28-11, M05B01-05, M05B02-24, M05B04-22, M05B10-05, M05B11-06, M05B22-03, M05B23-05, M05B24-20, M05C10-25, M05C15-27, M05C24-02, M05D04-13, M05D06-05, M05D07-04, M05D08-11, M05D12-20, M05D26-26, M05E11-14, M05E11-16, M05E13-09, M05E31-04, M05E31-10, M05E31-12, M05F06-44, M05F03-12, M05F09-06, M05F10-07, M05F14-26, M05F16-17, M05F27-06, M05F29-06, M05G06-07, M05G18-30, M05G19-15, M05G27-07, M05G27-43, M05H01-09, M05H12-14, M05H18-34, M05H19-08, M0530-36, M05J07-10, M05J08-05, M05J16-57, M05L01-02, M05L18-02, M05L30-06, M05M02-21, M05M06-13, M05M08-16, M05M22-12, M05M22-16, M06A09-12, M06A16-23, M06C15-52, M06C20-27, M06C24-22, M06D04-69, M06D04-71, M06D19-61, M06D19-63, M06D21-03, M06D21-05, M06D21-07, M06E22-53, M06E22-55, M06F13-78, M06F29-10, M06G25-93.  Order no. 9-DEL-9F-180/80, Lot Numbers: M03K28-34, M03L18-51, M04L22-14, M05C28-12, M05D07-10, M05E03-13, M05F22-09, M05J26-21. Order no. 9-DEL-10F-45/80, Lot Numbers: M03J25-26, M03K01-02, M03K09-22, M03K14-05, M03K16-16, M03K16-17, M03K24-09, M03L18-56, M03M30-11, M03M30-14, M03M30-15, M04A19-30, M04B03-11, M04B17-34, M04B24-09, M04C30-08, M04F08-20, M04F23-20, M04F28-46, M04G01-19, M04G01-21, M04H23-20, M04H23-21, M04J07-04, M04L29-19, M04L29-20, M04M22-25, M04M17-19, M04M29-09, M04M29-10, M05A03-11, M05A10-07, M05A10-09, M05A14-08, M05B07-24, M05B07-25, M05B07-26, M05B18-06, M05B21-04, M05B24-08, M05C03-08, M05C07-06, M05C10-05, M05C10-27, M05C15-25, M05C23-07, M05C29-13, M05D29-05, M05E04-17, M05E05-24, M05E09-19, M05E09-21, M05E16-19, M05E17-43, M05E24-13, M05E27-38, M05E26-33, M05F09-08, M05F28-08, M05F28-10, M05H03-37, M05H22-06, M05H25-15, M05H25-13, M05J01-13, M05J22-23, M05K10-07, M05K13-04, M05K19-02, M05K21-03, M05L18-04, M05L29-12, M05M02-23, M05M01-05, M05M22-18, M06A13-15, M06C15-55, M06C24-20, M06D04-65, M06D04-67, M06E08-10, M06E08-12, M06F07-80, M06F13-82, M06G25-94. Order no. 9-DEL-12F-45/80, Lot Numbers: M03J25-28, M03K16-21, M03K24-13, M03L18-55, M03M03-13, M03M30-12, M03M30-16, M04A28-19, M04C09-03, M04C09-04, M04C15-05, M04D01-04, M04D06-08, M04D26-08, M04F21-42, M04F23-22, M04G27-26, M04H03-22, M04H24-21, M04J30-02, M04K05-02, M04K25-23, M04L04-09, M04M10-05, M04M23-02, M05A13-03, M05A14-11, M05A19-06, M05B04-24, M05B21-28, M05C03-04, M05C02-06, M05C07-08, M05C08-02, M05C21-25, M05D07-06, M05D15-28, M05D19-02, M05D18-45, M05D25-04, M05D28-23, M05D29-19, M05E02-08, M05E10-29, M05E13-26, M05E19-07, M05E20-17, M05E24-15, M05F07-12, M05F15-35, M05F15-43, M05F20-05, M05F21-54, M05G13-16, M05G25-15, M05G27-09, M05H05-27, M05H26-08, M05H29-16, M05J09-27, M05J12-09, M05J12-07, M05K06-10, M05K07-25, M05K31-28, M06C15-57, M06D04-75, M06D12-10, M06E16-78, M06F01-45, M06F13-84.   the following devices are not approved for US distribution: AMPLATZER TorqVue Delivery System, order no. 9-ITV06F45/60, Lot numbers: M05K24-25, M05L03-06, M06C03-17, M06C27-05, M06E22-57.  Order no. 9-ITV07F45/60, Lot numbers: M05K24-27, M05L04-13, M06B10-21, M06E01-40, M06F13-96.  Order no. 9-ITV07F45/80, Lot numbers: M05K24-04, M05L10-07, M05L14-13, M05L15-34, M06B01-31, M06C02-14, M06F01-33, M06F07-68, M06F07-70.  Order no. 9-ITV08F45/60, Lot numbers: M05K24-29, M05L03-08, M06B10-25.  Order no. 9-ITV08F45/80, Lot numbers: M05K24-31, M05L11-15, M05M06-17, M05M07-10, M05M12-16, M06A05-25, M06B01-33, M06B10-27, M06B10-23, M06E03-10, M06E03-08, M06E16-84, M06F01-41, M06F13-90, M06G06-18, M06G25-79.  Order no. 9-ITV09F45/80, Lot numbers: M05K24-33, M05L10-09, M05M12-18, M05M12-20, M06A12-19, M06B01-37, M06B10-29, M06C03-14, M06C10-18, M06C10-20, M06C13-38, M06C13-40, M06D19-73, M06D26-26, M06D26-28, M06D26-30, M06F01-39, M06F07-76, M06F07-72, M06F13-98, M06F14-03, M06F22-17, M06F14-01, M06G24-28, M06F22-15.  Order no. 9-ITV10F45/80, Lot numbers: M05K24-06, M05L02-12, M05M07-12, M05M12-22. M06B01-39, M06C02-16, M06C10-22, M06C10-24, M06C13-42, M06C13-44, M06D12-08, M06D12-06, M06F13-92, M06G06-24, M06G06-22.  Order no. 9-ITV12F45/80, Lot numbers: M05K24-35, M05L14-09, M05M05-15, M05M12-24, M06B01-41, M06C02-18, M06C20-39, M06C10-28, M06C10-26, M06D12-01, M06E03-04, M06E09-59, M06G25-89.  Order no. 9-ITV05F180/60, Lot numbers: M05K24-02, M05L02-15, M06C27-07.  Order no. 9-ITV06F180/60, Lot numbers:  Order no. 9-ITV06F180/80, Lot numbers: M05K24-08, M05L03-10, M05L04-15, M05L17-23, M05L28-03, M06C20-29, M06C20-31, M06C27-08, M06C20-33, M06E01-05, M06G06-26.  Order no. 9-ITV07F180/80, Lot numbers: M05K24-10, M05L08-06, M05L15-28, M05L17-25, M06B17-34, M06B21-43, M06B21-45, M06B21-47, M06G24-24.  Order no. 9-ITV08F180/80, Lot numbers: M05K24-23, M05L11-17, M06B17-28, M06D19-65, M06E08-05.  Order no. 9-ITV09F180/80, Lot numbers: M05K24-21, M05L07-06, M06B17-32.
  • Distribution
    Worldwide, including USA, Puerto Rico, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Moroc, Mexico, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Phillipines, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovak Republic, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, The Netherlands, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
  • Product Description
    Amplatzer Cardiac Septal Occluder Delivery Systems labeled as follows: a) AMPLATZER Delivery System, Order no. 9-DEL-5F-180/60, 9-DEL-6F-45/60, 9-DEL-6F-180/80, 9-DEL-7F-45/60, 9-DEL-7F-45/80, 9-DEL-7F-180/80, 9-DEL-8F-45/60, 9-DEL-8F-45/80, 9-DEL-8F-180/80, 9-DEL-9F-45/80, 9-DEL-9F-180/80, 9-DEL-10F-45/80, 9-DEL-12F-45/80. [Breakdown of order no. ''9-DEL-5F-180/60'' is as follows: 9-DEL, French size (5F) - degree angle curve (180) / usable length in cm (60).] b) the following devices are not approved for US distribution: AMPLATZER TorqVue Delivery System, order no. 9-ITV06F45/60, 9-ITV07F45/60, 9-ITV07F45/80, 9-ITV08F45/60, 9-ITV08F45/80, 9-ITV09F45/80, 9-ITV10F45/80, 9-ITV12F45/80, 9-ITV05F180/60, 9-ITV06F180/80, 9-ITV07F180/80, 9-ITV08F180/80, 9-ITV09F180/80. Manufactured in USA, Sterile EO. Headquarters AGA Medical Corporation, 682 Mendelssohn Avenue, Golden Valley, MN 55427 U.S.A. The Delivery System is comprised of a delivery sheath, delivery cable, dilator, loading device and pin vise.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    AGA Medical Corporation, 682 Mendelssohn Ave N, Golden Valley MN 55427-4306
  • Source
    USFDA