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Recall of Device Recall Armada Catheters

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

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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
    63092
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2450-2012
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-08-20
  • Event Date Posted
    2012-09-25
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2013-07-15
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=112530
  • 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
    Catheter, angioplasty, peripheral, transluminal - Product Code LIT
  • Reason
    Abbott vascular is recalling the armada 35 and armada 35 ll pta catheters because they have discovered that some devices may exhibit difficulty inflating and/or deflating.
  • Action
    An "Urgent Device Recall" letter dated 8/20/2012 was sent to all customers who purchased the Armada 35 and Armada 35 LL PTA Catheters. The letter informed the customers of the problem identified and the action to be taken. A list of lot numbers and an effectiveness check form was sent to customers with the customer notification letter. Customers were instructed to call Abbott Vascular Customer Service at (800) 227-9902.

Device

Device Recall Armada Catheters
  • Model / Serial
    U.S. Lot #: 737538, 737576, 738162, 738486, 738641, 739286, 739518, 739837, 740078, 740090, 740306, 740310, 740575, 740579, 740583, 740591, 740599, 740824, 740828, 740832, 740836, 742024, 742028, 742032, 742036, 742040, 742234, 742238, 742246, 742250, 742509, 742513, 742517, 742521, 742759, 742767, 742775, 742783, 742932, 742936, 742940, 742944, 742948, 742952, 742956, 743092, 743096, 743100, 743194, 743197, 743203, 743206, 743209, 743212, 743215, 743469, 743473, 743477, 743481, 743489, 743565, 743862, 743866, 743870, 743874, 743878, 743882, 743886, 744277, 744285, 744289, 744293, 744297, 744301, 744361, 744419, 744423, 744427, 744431, 744435, 744525, 744618, 744622, 744626, 744630, 744634, 744874, 744878, 744882, 744886, 744890, 744894, 745237, 745245, 745249, 745253, 745538, 745542, 745547, 745731, 745735, 745743, 745747, 745949, 745953, 745957, 745961, 745965, 745969, 746237, 746249, 746253, 746257, 746358, 746362, 746366, 746370, 746565, 746569, 746767, 746783, 746968, 746972, 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754783, 754787, 754791, 754795, 754799, 754803, 754948, 755240, 755244, 755431, 755443, 755606, 755610, 755614, 755792, 755818, 755826, 755834, 755838, 755842, 756002, 756006, 756010, 756156, 756160, 756164, 756169, 756173, 756177, 756441, 756445, 756465, 756469, 756473, 756477, 756481, 756662, 756666, 756670, 756694, 756698, 756702, 756868, 756872, 756876, 756880, 756884, 757077, 757081, 757085, 757089, 757260, 757264, 757268, 757280, 757296, 757440, 757456, 757472, 757476, 757676, 757680, 757684, 757692, 757696, 757704, 757708, 757712, 757716, 757890, 757894, 757898, 757902, 757914, 757918, 757922, 757926, 758067, 758071, 758075, 758079, 758083, 758087, 758091, 758095, 758288, 758296, 758300, 758304, 758312, 758316, 758324, 758500, 758504, 758508 ,758528, 758875, 758879, 758883, 758887, 758891, 758895, 758899, 758903, 759090, 759094, 759102, 759106, 759110, 759114, 759118, 759122, 759270, 759278, 759282, 759429, 759433, 759437, 759441, 759445, 759449, 759453, 759457, 759662, 759666, 759670, 759674, 759678, 759682, 759686, 759840, 759848, 759852, 759856, 759864, 759868, 759872, 759876, 759880, 760039, 760047, 760051, 760059, 760063, 760067, 760071, 760075, 760079, 760208, 760212, 760216, 760220, 760224, 760228, 760232, 760236, 760240, 760248, 760458, 760462, 760466, 760470, 760482, 760689, 760693, 760697, 760701, 760705, 760854, 760858, 760862, 760866, 760878, 760882, 761215, 761231, 761243, 761486, 761495, 761499, 761503, 761507, 761511, 761523, 761735, 761739, 761743, 761747, 761752, 761764, 761768, 761932, 761936, 761940, 761944, 761948, 761952, 761960, 762070, 762109, 762113, 762121, 762129, 762133, 762137, 762292, 762296, 762300, 762304, 762308, 762312, 762316, 762320, 762324, 762466, 762474, 762478, 762482, 762486, 762512, 762671, 762679, 762683, 762687, 762691, 762699, 762841, 762845, 762853, 762857, 762861, 762869, 763000, 763008, 763012, 763016, 763024, 763143, 763151, 763155, 763163, 763167, 763171, 763191, 763195, 763203, 763211, 763215, 763220, 763224, 763238, 763242, 763246, 763258, 763262, 763266, 763270, 763306, 763310, 763314, 763318, 763322, 763326, 763330, 763492, 763496, 763499, 763502, 763506, 763610, 763614, 763618, 763626, 763630, 763634, 763638, 763642, 763646, 763770, 763774, 763778, 763782, 763786, 763794, 763798, 763802, 763806, 763894, 763898, 763902, 763906, 763910, 763914, 763918, 763922, 763926, 764075, 764084, 764088, 764130, 764134, 764142, 764146, 764150, 764154, 764158, 764162, 764169, 764193, 764205, 764221, 764229, 764237, 764241, 764269, 764367, 764375, 764379, 764383, 764387, 764395, 764399, 764460, 764476, 764484, 764488, 764492, 764496, 764500, 764508, 764512, 764615, 764619, 764663, 764667, 764680, 764684, 764852, 764869, 765196, 765200, 765226, 765358, 765366, 765370, 765374, 765404, 765431, 765435, 765682, 765906, 766065, 766230, 766246, 766250, 766254, 766262, 766488, 766683, 766691, 766695, 766855, 766859, 766871, 767020, 767024, 767028, 767032, 767040, 767184, 767192, 767212, 767216, 767349, 767361, 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  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide(US) Distribution and Puerto Rico.
  • Product Description
    Armada 35/ Armada 35 LL PTA Catheters. The device is intended for dilatation of lesions in the vasculature.
  • Manufacturer
    Abbott Vascular

Manufacturer

Abbott Vascular
  • Manufacturer Address
    Abbott Vascular, 26531 Ynez Rd, Temecula CA 92591-4630
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Abbott Laboratories
  • Manufacturer comment
    “We are in constant communication with regulatory agencies and competent authorities worldwide which allows us to implement global recalls or in-country communication quickly and effectively,” Abbott, which now owns St. Jude Medical told ICIJ in a statement. In addition to sending global notices to physicians worldwide, we also make sure that product advisories are available online and classification of product recalls and product advisories are determined by global regulatory bodies which can impact the timing in any given country. MD companies follow varying regulations in different countries. In come countries software is not regulated so a recall in one country related to software would not be classified as a recall or field action in another. In addition, review cycles within the regulatory process can be different in each country which can impact communication and recall timing.
  • Source
    USFDA