Events

Recall of Medtronic

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Medtronic, 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
    35236
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0981-06
  • Event Initiated Date
    2006-04-05
  • Event Date Posted
    2006-06-01
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2007-06-20
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=45804
  • 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, Percutaneous - Product Code DQY
  • Reason
    Potential for non-sterility due to loss of package integrity.
  • Action
    Medtronic notified accounts and sales representatives on 4/05/06 advising the recalled product be segregated and held for return to the sales rep. and documented on the reconciliation form.

Device

Medtronic
  • Model / Serial
    Lot Numbers:  0000004701 0000014620 0000021416 0000025411 0000029777 0000045286 0000055307 0000064166 0000068034 0000069020 0000073860 0000076117 0000076118 0000093491 0000097927 0000098637 0000105371 0000120165 0000124169 0000140820 0000158119 200877 208238 214166 219232 221749 223371
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide Foreign: Austria, Australia, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Jordan, France, Greece, Japan, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK.
  • Product Description
    CATH. GUIDE 8F 3DRC LAUNCHER || CATHETER LA83DRC LA 8F 100CM 3DRC Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are introduced into the coronary or peripheral vascular system. || Product Number: LA83DRC
  • Manufacturer
    Medtronic, Inc.

Manufacturer

Medtronic, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Medtronic, Inc., 35 -37A Cherry Hill Dr, Danvers MA 01923-2565
  • Source
    USFDA