Events

Recall of Endovascular Drug Delivery Catheter

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by EKOS 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
    75046
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2854-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-08-09
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2016-10-05
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=149177
  • 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, continuous flush - Product Code KRA
  • Reason
    The recalling firm identified ten devices which were distributed and could potentially be non-compliant. these devices potentially underwent a routine manufacturing test with non-compliant parameters, which may result in a small blister in the epoxy over transducers in the treatment zone. it is not known at the time the recall was initiated whether the non-compliant test parameters, or presence of the blisters, adversely affect operation of the device.
  • Action
    All affected consignees were contacted by e-mail on August 9, 2016, and asked to sequester implicated devices.

Device

Endovascular Drug Delivery Catheter
  • Model / Serial
    Table 1: Device Identification Information Catalog Number; Lot Number; Serial Number; Expiration Date 500-5518; 160711017; 160711017-005; 06-30-2019 500-5518; 160711017; 160711017-006; 06-30-2019. 500-5518; 160711017; 160711017-003; 06-30-2019. 500-5518; 160711017; 160711017-004; 06-30-2019. 500-5512; 160711042; 160711042-010; 06-30-2019. 500-5518; 160711017; 160711017-001; 06-30-2019. 500-5518; 160711017; 160711017-002; 06-30-2019. 500-5518; 160711017; 160711017-007; 06-30-2019. 500-5518; 160711017; 160711017-008; 06-30-2019. 500-5518; 160711017; 160711017-009; 06-30-2019.  3001627457  08/09/2016-002R CONFIDENTIAL 3 ¿ Name, address, and type of responsible firm on label; number and description of private labels. Manufacturer: EKOS Corporation 11911 North Creek Parkway South Bothell, WA 98011 ¿ Collect a complete copy of all labeling (include product inserts, information sheets.) Applicable labeling is included in Attachment 1. B. CODE: ALL lot and/or serial numbers, batch numbers, catalog numbers, product numbers, packer or manufacturer numbers, etc., exactly as they appear on the product, container, or labeling. There are 10 total devices in distribution. Identification information for the implicated devices is found in Table 1: Table 1: Device Identification Information Catalog Number Lot Number Serial Number Expiration Date 500-5518 160711017 160711017-005 06-30-2019 500-5518 160711017 160711017-006 06-30-2019 500-5518 160711017 160711017-003 06-30-2019 500-5518 160711017 160711017-004 06-30-2019 500-5512 160711042 160711042-010 06-30-2019 500-5518 160711017 160711017-001 06-30-2019 500-5518 160711017 160711017-002 06-30-2019 500-5518 160711017 160711017-007 06-30-2019 500-5518 160711017 160711017-008 06-30-2019 500-5518 160711017 160711017-009 06-30-2019 ¿ Give a breakdown of the code Catalog Number consists of 7 digits (XXX-YYYY), where; ¿ XXX represents a product family, ¿ YYYY represents a specific configuration, such as working length/treatment zone length.
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Three international consignees - Germany, New Zealand and Taiwan
  • Product Description
    EkoSonic Endovascular Devices || EKOS Intelligent Drug Delivery Catheter
  • Manufacturer
    EKOS Corporation

Manufacturer

EKOS Corporation
  • Manufacturer Address
    EKOS Corporation, 11911 N Creek Pkwy S, Bothell WA 98011-8809
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Btg Plc
  • Source
    USFDA