FDA Devices recall · Reported February 14, 2024
Neurovascular embolization device. The Optima Coil System is a series specialized coils that are inserted into the vasculature under angiographic visualization to embolize intracranial aneurysms and other vascular anomalies. The system consists of an embolization coil implant comprised of platinum/tungsten, affixed to a delivery pusher to facilitate insertion into the hub of a microcatheter. The system is available in various shapes, lengths and sizes. The devices are to be placed into aneurysms
Discoloration was identified along the delivery pusher which was attributed to corrosion of the hypotube. The material which caused the corrosion was identified as remnants of sol…
Balt USA, LLC recalled Neurovascular embolization device. The Optima Coil System is a series specialized coils t… - a moderate-severity action.
Neurovascular embolization device. The Optima Coil System is a series specialized coils t… was recalled by Balt USA, LLC in February 14, 2024. Reason: Discoloration was identified along the delivery pusher which was attributed to corrosion of the hypotube. The…. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-1041-2024 with the FDA Devices before acting.
The recall
Balt USA, LLC issued this moderate-severity FDA Devices recall-Discoloration was identified along the delivery pusher which was attributed to corrosion of the hypotube. The….
- Moderate
- severity level
- Class II
- classification
- February 14, 2024
- reported
Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-1041-2024 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
Recall Insight
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Product description
Neurovascular embolization device. The Optima Coil System is a series specialized coils that are inserted into the vasculature under angiographic visualization to embolize intracranial aneurysms and other vascular anomalies. The system consists of an embolization coil implant comprised of platinum/tungsten, affixed to a delivery pusher to facilitate insertion into the hub of a microcatheter. The system is available in various shapes, lengths and sizes. The devices are to be placed into aneurysms to create blood stasis, reducing flow into the aneurysm and thrombosing the aneurysm. Upon positioning coils into the aneurysm, the coils are thermally detached from the delivery pusher in serial manner until the aneurysm is occluded. There are a total of 208 Optima Coil models. Optima Coil Model Numbers and Product description: OPTI0101CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 1cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0101CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 1cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0101HSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 1cm Helical-10 SuperSoft OPTI0101HSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 1cm Helical-10 SuperSoft OPTI0101HSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 1cm Helical-10 SuperSoft OPTI0101HSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 1cm Helical-10 SuperSoft OPTI0101HSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 1cm Helical-10 SuperSoft OPTI0101HSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 1cm Helical-10 SuperSoft OPTI0101HSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 1cm Helical-10 SuperSoft OPTI0101HSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 1cm Helical-10 SuperSoft OPTI0101HSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 1cm Helical-10 SuperSoft OPTI0101HSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 1cm Helical-10 SuperSoft OPTI0101HSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 1cm Helical-10 SuperSoft OPTI0101HSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 1cm Helical-10 SuperSoft OPTI0101HSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 1cm Helical-10 SuperSoft OPTI0101HSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 1cm Helical-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Optima Coil 1mm x 2cm Complex-10 SuperSoft OPTI0102CSS10 Opti
Reason for recall
Discoloration was identified along the delivery pusher which was attributed to corrosion of the hypotube. The material which caused the corrosion was identified as remnants of solder flux residue remaining on the hypotube component of the delivery pusher. Due to the location of the delivery pusher within the delivery system, it is possible for the discoloration to mechanically break off from the delivery pusher, leaving the potential for the material to flow through the delivery system (i.e. microcatheter), and into the patient vasculature causing foreign emboli.
Recall Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Severity class | Moderate (Class II) |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Recall number | Z-1041-2024 |
| Date reported | February 14, 2024 |
| Date initiated | January 3, 2024 |
| Recalling firm | Balt USA, LLC |
| Firm location | Irvine, CA |
| Affected scope | 31785 coils |
| Distribution | U.S.: AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IL, KS, MA, ME, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI and Puerto Rico O.U.S.: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Indonesi… |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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