Events

Recall of FiberOptix IAB

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Arrow International, Inc., Division of Teleflex Medical Inc..

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
    56965
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 1
  • Event Number
    Z-0792-2011
  • Event Initiated Date
    2010-10-11
  • Event Date Posted
    2010-12-23
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2015-02-05
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=95067
  • 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
    Intra-Aortic Balloon and Control System - Product Code DSP
  • Reason
    Superarrow flex iab catheter becomes stuck in the sheath, unable to move the iab catheter forward or backward, causing a delay in therapy, bleeding or arterial injury.
  • Action
    Arrow international initiated a voluntary recall on 12/21/10 by letter requesting users to discontinue use and return all unused 5800 Series IAB with SuperFlex Introducers to Arrow. This field action supercedes the Safety Alert IAB 'Stuck in Sheath' letter issued on 10/8/2010. Questions should be directed towards their local sales representative or the IABP support Line at 1-866-396-2111 or 1-617-389-6400.

Device

FiberOptix IAB
  • Model / Serial
    Lot Numbers: KF0097980 KF0097981 KF0097982 KF0098037 KF0098079 KF0108149 KF0108194 KF0108242 KF0108294 MF0011388 MF0021613 MF0021614 MF0021615 MF0021616 MF0031841 MF0031842 MF0032167 MF0042396 MF0042783 MF0042784 MF0042785 MF0053022 MF0063352 MF0073779 MF0073902 MF0074070 MF7065674 MF7128561 MF8092999 MF8103156 MF8113922 MF8114009 MF8124160 MF8124308 MF8124409 MF9025252 MF9025253 MF9025254 MF9025255 MF9025320 MF9025322 MF9035383 MF9035385 MF9035611 MF9035612 MF9035835 MF9035954 MF9056741 MF9056846 MF9057067 MF9067348 MF9067349 MF9067737 MF9077887 MF9077970 MF9077972 MF9078195 MF9078196 MF9078197 MF9078198 MF9078200 MF9078344 MF9078345 MF9078346 MF9078347 MF9088679 MF9088680 MF9099229 MF9099230 MF9099231 MF9099232 MF9099233 MF9099310 MF9099353 MF9100006 MF9100007 MF9109757 MF9109758 MF9110055 MF9110192 MF9110303 MF9110304 MF9110305 MS9056709 MS9056810 MS9056811 MS9109705 MS9109708
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- USA, Canada, Australia, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Russia, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Brazil, Australia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Venezuela.
  • Product Description
    FiberOptix IAB Sheath, Ultra 8 Fr, 30cc. || Model: IAB-05830-LWS
  • Manufacturer
    Arrow International, Inc., Division of Teleflex Medical Inc.

Manufacturer

Arrow International, Inc., Division of Teleflex Medical Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Arrow International, Inc., Division of Teleflex Medical Inc., 9 Plymouth St, Everett MA 02149-1814
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Teleflex Incorporated
  • Source
    USFDA