—#45804

Product

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

FDA product code: DQY — Catheter, Percutaneous
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Cardiovascular
510(k) numbers: K023402
Affected lot / code info: 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

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 #45804. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.