—#204020

Product

Acumen IQ Sensor with VAMP System, REFs: AIQS6AZ & AIQS6AZ5, STERILEEO, Rx only. For use in intravascular pressure monitoring.

FDA product code: DRS — Transducer, Blood-Pressure, Extravascular
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Cardiovascular
510(k) numbers: K152980
Affected lot / code info: AIQS6AZ: UDI: 00690103201109/ Lot # 64891675; AIQS6AZ5: UDI: 00690103200980/ Lot # 64858220, 64858220, 64858341, 64918655, 64933575, 64939369, 64964945, 64992113

Why it was recalled

Their is the potential for flushing difficulties during setup of the pressure monitoring kit with pressure transducer.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Device Design

Action the firm took

On 10/18/2023, Edwards Lifesciences issued a "Urgent: Medical device Correction Action via FedEx mail. Edwards ask consignees to take the following actions: 1. Follow the IFU for proper setup and flushing of your device. 2. Follow the instructions included in the enclosed customer acknowledgement form to complete the acknowledgement process. 3. Verify your inventory on the attached customer acknowledgement form. 3a.E-mail the completed form to Edwards Customer Service at US.FCA@edwards.com, within 15 days from receipt of this notification. 4. Distribute this notice within your organization or to any organization where the potentially impacted product has been transferred. 5. Please post a copy of this notice near and/or with affected devices. 6. Contact Edwards Customer Service at 1-888-352-0904 if you would like to return any of your devices or have further questions. 7. Action Requested for Distributors: In addition to the actions above, please forward this customer communication to any of your customers who have purchased the impacted product.

Recalling firm

Firm: Edwards Lifesciences, LLC
Address: 1 Edwards Way, Irvine, California 92614-5688

Distribution

Distribution pattern: US: AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA PR RI SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY OUS: Argentina Australia Austria Bahrain Belgium Brazil Canada CANARY ISLANDS Chile Colombia Costa Rica Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador Faroe Islands France Germany Greece Guatemala Hong Kong Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Northern Ireland Norway Panama Poland Portugal Saudi Arabia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland United Arab Emirates (UAE) United Kingdom Vietnam

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2023-10-04
Posted by FDA: 2023-11-29
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #204020. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.