—#180793

Product

HEMASHIELD PLATINUM Woven Double Velour Vascular Graft- 1 Branch, Product Code: M00202175824P0 - Product Usage: for use in the replacement or repair of arteries affected with aneurysmal or occlusive disease.

FDA product code: MAL — Graft, Vascular, Synthetic/Biologic Composite
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Cardiovascular
510(k) numbers: K021213
Affected lot / code info: Serial Numbers: 1069833603 1069800979 1069830915 1069822813 1069826494 1073232852 1073244538 1073248356 1073247694 1073238111 1073244655 1073245805 1074078868 1074096981 1073245180 1075816095 1075833820 1075817616 1075822171 1121372880 1121440106 1121438219 1121372041 1121396486 1121390993 1121413834 1121410287 1123883969 1123881709 1123882605 1126691350 1131379994 1150412103 1150432593 1150316987 1150489896 1150511448 1150483701 1162227315 1162227920 1162231345 1177013851 1176957069 1177022361 1177037106 1177062054 1180553781 1180752802 1184425670 1073247948 1073255445 1075827022 1080534907 1120128533 1120067440 1121368128 1121428442 1121415860 1123880071 1150432730 1150485356 1150485473 1180546087 1184503258 1187865172

Why it was recalled

Potential small holes at the seam lines of Hemashield branches causing intra-operative bleeding at the seam lines of the branches of Hemashield grafts

Root cause (FDA determination)

Process design

Action the firm took

Getinge issued a customer notification - Urgent Medical Device Removal on April 7, 2020 via FedEx 2-day delivery with signature required. Letter states reason for recall, health risk, and action to take: Examine your inventory immediately to determine if you have any affected HEMASHIELD GOLD Knitted Microvel Double Velour Vascular Graft and/or HEMASHIELD PLATINUM Woven Double Velour Vascular Graft products. If you have affected product that are listed in attachment 1 on page 5, please remove the affected products from areas of use. "If you have affected product to return, please contact Getinge Customer Support at (888) 9GETUSA / (888) 9438872 (press option 2) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time to request a return authorization number (RMA) and shipping instructions. Please fill out the customer response form on page 4 with the required information. "Pack the product to be returned with the appropriate return documents and, using the shipping instructions provided. Please arrange for pickup with the designated delivery service provider. Whether you have the affected product or not, please complete and return the form (page 4) to acknowledge this recall by e-mailing a scanned copy to Hemashield2020.ACT@getinge.com or by faxing the form to (973) 807-9205 Questions, please contact your Getinge representative or call the Getinge Customer Support at (888) 9GETUSA / (888) 9438872 (press option 2) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

Recalling firm

Firm: Maquet Cardiovascular, LLC
Address: 45 Barbour Pond Dr, Wayne, New Jersey 07470-2094

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution and the countries of Dubai, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Japan, Canada, China, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, UK, Hongkong, Italy, Korea, Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Sweden.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2020-04-07
Terminated: 2021-11-05
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #180793. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.