FDA Devices recall · Reported November 16, 2016
Alligator Retrieval Device The device is intended for use in the peripheral and neurovasculature for foreign body removal. Catalog No. FA-88810-20V04 FA-88810-20V06 FA-88810-30V04 FA-88810-30V06 FA-88810-40V04 FA-88810-40V06 FA-88810-50V04 FA-88810-50V06
Delamination and detachment of the PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) coating material may lead to PTFE coating in the blood stream.
Micro Therapeutics Inc, Dba Ev3 Neurovascular recalled Alligator Retrieval Device The device is intended for use in the peripheral and neurovas… - a critical-severity action.
Alligator Retrieval Device The device is intended for use in the peripheral and neurovas… was recalled by Micro Therapeutics Inc, Dba Ev3 Neurovascular in November 16, 2016. Reason: Delamination and detachment of the PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) coating material may lead to PTFE coating i…. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-0308-2017 with the FDA Devices before acting.
The recall
Micro Therapeutics Inc, Dba Ev3 Neurovascular issued this critical-severity FDA Devices recall-Delamination and detachment of the PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) coating material may lead to PTFE coating i….
- Critical
- severity level
- 3K units
- affected scope
- Class I
- classification
- November 16, 2016
- reported
Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-0308-2017 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
Recall Insight
This recall's affected scope, documented in the Recall Profile below, stays within a single-region or limited-distribution footprint. Distribution scope (see Distribution below) directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.
Within the same product category the archive holds 6 closely related recalls, 6 from FDA Devices - clustering in a narrow category often points to a systemic quality-control or supplier issue rather than a one-off defect. Always verify the recall number against the official agency record before acting.
Medical Devices recalls over time
Where this recall sits in its category - 41,021 medical devices recalls on record
Of 88,244 recalls with an agency hazard classification, 19,068 are high severity, 64,652 moderate, and 4,524 low. A further 16,179 CPSC/NHTSA recalls have no agency class and are excluded from this split. This recall is classified high severity.
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Product description
Alligator Retrieval Device The device is intended for use in the peripheral and neurovasculature for foreign body removal. Catalog No. FA-88810-20V04 FA-88810-20V06 FA-88810-30V04 FA-88810-30V06 FA-88810-40V04 FA-88810-40V06 FA-88810-50V04 FA-88810-50V06
Reason for recall
Delamination and detachment of the PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) coating material may lead to PTFE coating in the blood stream.
Recall Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Severity class | Critical (Class I) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Recall number | Z-0308-2017 |
| Date reported | November 16, 2016 |
| Date initiated | October 5, 2016 |
| Recalling firm | Micro Therapeutics Inc, Dba Ev3 Neurovascular |
| Firm location | Irvine, CA |
| Affected scope | 3,337 units |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) and Internationally to Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic… |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
What to do with this recall
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- This is a Class I (high-risk) recall, stop using the product immediately and follow the disposal or return instructions. What to do next
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