| Class 2 Device Recall GORE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS | |
Date Initiated by Firm | April 28, 2006 |
Date Posted | July 13, 2006 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on December 13, 2006 |
Recall Number | Z-1237-06 |
Recall Event ID |
35507 |
PMA Number | P040043 |
Product Classification |
System, Endovascular Graft, Aortic Aneurysm Treatment - Product Code MIH
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Product | GORE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS System, Endovascular Graft, Aortic Aneurysm Treatment, Catalogue Number TG3415, 34mm x 15cm |
Code Information |
Lot numbers: 04150272, 04150273, 04150274, 04150275, 04150276, 04150277, 04150278, 04150279, 04150280, & 04150281 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
W L Gore & Assoc, Inc. 1500 N. Fourth St Flagstaff AZ 86001
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For Additional Information Contact | Timothy J. Rynn 928-864-3714 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Two lots of uniquely different product were switched and mislabeled with the wrong length. 34mm x 10cm devices were mislabeled as 34mm x 15cm and vice versa. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Other |
Action | All the letters were sent via Federal Express to each Gore Field Sales Associate (FSA) to be hand-delivered to the Physician and to the hospital Risk Manager. A cover note to the FSA directing them regarding the hand delivery of the letter. Also included is a memo to the FSA with a document that the FSA is directed to complete, sign/date and return to Gore documenting hand-delivery of each of these letters. These letters were to be hand delivered on 18 May, or 19 May, 2006.
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Quantity in Commerce | 10 |
Distribution | Nationwide to: AL, CT, KS, MA, & MN |
Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls. 2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall. 3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
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PMA Database | PMAs with Product Code = MIH
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