Events

Recall of Device Recall Terumo "Custom" Cardiovascular Procedure Kit

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Terumo Cardiovascular Systems 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
    46869
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1313-2008
  • Event Initiated Date
    2008-01-29
  • Event Date Posted
    2008-03-28
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2009-07-07
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=68354
  • 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
    Cardiovascular Procedure Kit - Product Code OEZ
  • Reason
    Loose flash at tip of weighted flexible sucker: a loose strand of stainless steel left on the device during manufacturing by an outside supplier may result in an unretrieved metal fragment remaining in the patient.
  • Action
    Consignees were notified via recall letter, Urgent Medical Device Removal, dated 1/29/08 via fax or email to cease using the weighted sucker in the packs and to use an alternative sucker until replacement product arrives from Terumo.

Device

Device Recall Terumo "Custom" Cardiovascular Procedure Kit
  • Model / Serial
    Lot Numbers: GC20, GE24, GF22, GG12, GH17, GL25, GN06, HA22, HD19, HF07, HG18 and HM08.
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide-USA including states of Missouri, Tennessee and Wisconsin-Custom Kits for 3 hospitals.
  • Product Description
    Cardiovascular Procedure Kit, P/N 70579-04, St. Louis University Hospital Pump & Table Pack, Terumo Cardiovascular, Ashland, MA. (the Pump & Table pack contains a weighted flexible sucker, Catalog No. 804113)
  • Manufacturer
    Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp

Manufacturer

Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp
  • Manufacturer Address
    Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp, 6200 Jackson Rd, Ann Arbor MI 48103-9586
  • Source
    USFDA