Events

Recall of THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Biosense Webster, 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
    78129
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0056-2018
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-09-06
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=158831
  • 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
    Cardiac ablation percutaneous catheter - Product Code LPB
  • Reason
    Biosense webster, inc. has recently received an increased number of complaints related to the display of alert 402 on the carto 3 system for certain lots of thermocool brand catheters. alert 402 implies a "map: magnetic distortion" when connected to carto 3 system. this issue may subsequently lead the physician to ablate in an unintended area when delivering rf energy.
  • Action
    All US and OUS customers, who have purchased the lots identified as part of this recall will be notified via customer letters in order to return the product to BWI facility where it will be segregated for further disposition. This product recall applies to hospitals (or direct customers) and distributors who have purchased and/or received the THERMOCOOL Catheters identified as part of this recall . One notification package which includes the Customer Notification Letter, Business Reply Form (B RF) and pre-paid return label will be distributed to the customers subject to this recall via a 3rd party vendor (Stericycle) for USA. OUS customer communication will occur in accordance with local regulations.

Device

THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH
  • Model / Serial
    17445775M 17694994M 17697951M 17685286M 17697907M 17697991M 17691864M 17697910M 17697994M
  • Product Classification
    Cardiovascular Devices
  • Device Class
    3
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    US, Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Croatia, Korea, Austria, Colombia, Italy, Portugal, Argentina, South Africa, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Switzerland, Great Britain, Hungary, Czech Republic, China
  • Product Description
    THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH Bi-Directional Navigation Catheter (D-132704-S, D-132705-S)
  • Manufacturer
    Biosense Webster, Inc.

Manufacturer

Biosense Webster, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Biosense Webster, Inc., 15715 Arrow Hwy, Irwindale CA 91706-2006
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Johnson & Johnson
  • Source
    USFDA