Events

Recall of Device Recall SwanGanz Thermodilution Catheter

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

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
    51492
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1238-2009
  • Event Initiated Date
    2009-02-09
  • Event Date Posted
    2009-04-17
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2011-04-11
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=80537
  • 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
    Continuous Flush Catheter - Product Code KRA
  • Reason
    Cardiac output measurements were unavailable and the following message is displayed in the vigilance monitor: "fault. cco catheter verification. use bolus mode".
  • Action
    Edwards initiated the worldwide recall via Urgent Customer Notification letters dated February 9, 2009 and are being sent by Federal Express starting on February 10, 2009. These letters are requesting that customers cease using Swan-Ganz" Continuous Cardiac Output (CCO) Thermodilution Catheter products from the indicated lots and that they return all unused product. Edwards Lifesciences requested that the customer provide written verification of stock and identify any unused product to be returned. Questions should be directed to Technical Service at 800-822-9837.

Device

Device Recall SwanGanz Thermodilution Catheter
  • Model / Serial
    Lot: 58619364 - expiration date between May 2010 and November 2010.
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico and countries of Canada, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, UK, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Colombia, Australia, and Singapore.
  • Product Description
    Edwards Lifesciences Swan-Ganz Thermodilution Catheter REF: 139F75 || For use inpatients who require hemodynamic monitoring. Intended to be used in combination with clinical pressure monitoring equipment to measure right heart and pulmonary artery pressures, and with the Vigilance Monitor to measure cardiac output.
  • Manufacturer
    Edwards Lifesciences, Llc

Manufacturer

Edwards Lifesciences, Llc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Edwards Lifesciences, Llc, 1 Edwards Way, Irvine CA 92614-5688
  • Source
    USFDA