—#45649

Product

CATH. GUIDE 6F SR4.0 LAUNCHER CATHETER LA6SR40 LA 6F 100CM SR40 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 Code: LA6SR40

FDA product code: DQY — Catheter, Percutaneous
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Cardiovascular
510(k) numbers: K021256
Affected lot / code info: Lot Numbers: 0000001691 0000002401 0000004678 0000006402 0000008033 0000008086 0000011110 0000011142 0000011890 0000015012 0000015797 0000017345 0000017357 0000020446 0000024950 0000029702 0000030830 0000033785 0000034253 0000036895 0000037331 0000041204 0000041290 0000043403 0000048659 0000053294 0000054630 0000056728 0000057232 0000062274 0000064619 0000065904 0000069371 0000069790 0000073906 0000075670 0000077725 0000078996 0000082350 0000082375 0000091519 0000098746 0000099570 0000099926 0000100520 0000101996 0000104796 0000106153 0000109527 0000109551 0000118394 0000120012 0000124096 0000125633 0000126524 0000130020 0000132240 0000143671 0000145703 0000151226 0000151733 0000154411 0000155713 0000159964 0000167213 0000171494 0000177092 0000178653 0000181909 0000182745 0000201295 177302 179227 180264 182327 182713 184240 187927 201562 201589 204546 205579 206975 209482 209483 213369 214129 215438 218112 220078 221415 223122 223880

Why it was recalled

Potential for non-sterility due to loss of package integrity

Root cause (FDA determination)

Other

Action the firm took

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.

Recalling firm

Firm: Medtronic, Inc.
Address: 35 37A Cherry Hill Dr, Danvers, Massachusetts 01923-2565

Distribution

Distribution pattern: 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.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2006-04-05
Posted by FDA: 2006-06-01
Terminated: 2007-06-20
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #45649. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.