FDA Devices recall · Reported September 18, 2013
Xlumena brand NAVIX Access Device, Model/Catalogue Number: NVX-10-03, Part Number: FG-00666, Product is manufactured and distributed by Xlumena, Inc., Mountain View, CA The NAVIX Access Device is a multi-lumen balloon catheter with a trocar, anchor balloon, and dilation balloon that creates and dilates a tract across tissue planes. The NAVIX Access Device is indicated for use as an accessory to cannulate the transgastric or transduodenal wall and into a pancreatic pseudocyst, when it is visib
A complaint investigation has found that product fractures can occur at the distal end of the catheter under load.
Xlumena, Inc. recalled Xlumena brand NAVIX Access Device, Model/Catalogue Number: NVX-10-03, Part Number: FG-006… - a moderate-severity action.
Xlumena brand NAVIX Access Device, Model/Catalogue Number: NVX-10-03, Part Number: FG-006… was recalled by Xlumena, Inc. in September 18, 2013. Reason: A complaint investigation has found that product fractures can occur at the distal end of the catheter under …. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-2167-2013 with the FDA Devices before acting.
The recall
Xlumena, Inc. issued this moderate-severity FDA Devices recall-A complaint investigation has found that product fractures can occur at the distal end of the catheter under ….
- Moderate
- severity level
- 148 units
- affected scope
- Class II
- classification
- September 18, 2013
- reported
Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-2167-2013 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 moderate severity.
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Product description
Xlumena brand NAVIX Access Device, Model/Catalogue Number: NVX-10-03, Part Number: FG-00666, Product is manufactured and distributed by Xlumena, Inc., Mountain View, CA The NAVIX Access Device is a multi-lumen balloon catheter with a trocar, anchor balloon, and dilation balloon that creates and dilates a tract across tissue planes. The NAVIX Access Device is indicated for use as an accessory to cannulate the transgastric or transduodenal wall and into a pancreatic pseudocyst, when it is visibly bulging into the gastrointestinal tract during endoscopic procedures.
Reason for recall
A complaint investigation has found that product fractures can occur at the distal end of the catheter under load.
Recall Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Severity class | Moderate (Class II) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Recall number | Z-2167-2013 |
| Date reported | September 18, 2013 |
| Date initiated | April 17, 2013 |
| Recalling firm | Xlumena, Inc. |
| Firm location | Mountain View, CA |
| Affected scope | 148 units |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - USA including AZ, CA, FL, GA, IN, NY,SC, WA, PA, IL, CO, and internationally to Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Denmark, and Switzerland. |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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