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Class 1 Device Recall Embolectomy Catheter

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 Class 1 Device Recall Embolectomy Cathetersee related information
Date Initiated by FirmOctober 24, 2019
Date PostedMay 07, 2020
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on June 01, 2023
Recall NumberZ-1846-2020
Recall Event ID 85057
510(K)NumberK970762 
Product Classification Catheter, embolectomy - Product Code DXE
ProductPython Embolectomy Catheters, Sterile EO, CE, Ref numbers/UDI: A4E01/(01)00607915113407; A4E02/(01)00607915113414; A4E03/(01)00607915113421; A4E04/(01)00607915113438; A4E05/(01)00607915113445; A4E06/(01)00607915113452; A4E08/(01)00607915113476; A4E09/(01)00607915113483
Code Information Model A4E01, PYTHON 5MM-40CM, lot numbers 1259463, 1268371, 1274343, 1281314, 1288397, 1291497, 1302766, 1305919, 1312958, 1317578, 1319209, 1324383, 1326383, 1333050, 1338309, 1339544. Model A4E02, PYTHON 5MM-80CM, lot numbers 1257416, 1268372, 1281315, 1283401, 1293028, 1294897, 1303013, 1305920, 1317579, 1319807, 1324384, 1331435, 1332003, 1338732, 1339490 Model A4E03, PYTHON 9MM-40CM, lot numbers 1256874,1263093,1269005,1276315,1281787,1287079,1298430,1303017, 1308139, 1319211, 1330447, 1331896, 1333407, 1337644, 1341362 (note: lot numbers edited for correctness 4/23/2021) Model A4E04, PYTHON 9MM-80CM, lot numbers 1255539, 1262756, 1269004, 1276316, 1281786, 1288847, 1293169, 1299257, 1303808, 1312595, 1319212, 1321387, 1325381, 1331884, 1332592, 1337686, 1339491 Model A4E05, PYTHON 11MM-40CM, lot numbers 1263092, 1268170, 1273184, 1278603, 1283650, 1288347, 1292823, 1296020, 1299013, 1305922, 1310451, 1318835, 1320036, 1323535, 1325777, 1330446, 1331328, 1337641, 1339492 Model A4E06, PYTHON 11MM-80CM, lot numbers 1261855, 1268451, 1276317, 1284924, 1290454, 1298079, 1305921, 1310623, 1320183, 1323280, 1330449, 1332579, 1337652, 1339493 Model A4E08, PYTHON 13MM-80CM, lot numbers 1252636, 1259464, 1263484, 1265630, 1266989, 1267854, 1268688, 1276314, 1281784, 1283399, 1287076, 1290936, 1294898, 1303211, 1306288, 1308127, 1312957, 1315919, 1317577, 1319637, 1320236, 1324382, 1332433, 1335657, 1339494 Model A4E09, PYTHON 14MM-80CM, lot numbers 1260019, 1273374, 1281783, 1283770, 1295466, 1299012, 1305368, 1317203, 1317876, 1319210, 1324390, 1330448, 1332593, 1337653, 1339495
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Applied Medical Resources Corp
22872 Avenida Empresa
Rancho Santa Margarita CA 92688-2650
For Additional Information ContactJaclene Rios-Simpson
949-713-8688
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		The firm has received reports of tip separation during usage of the catheters, which may expose patients to unintended dislodgement of the tip from the body of the catheter.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		Component change control
ActionOn November 08, 2019, a "Urgent: Medical Device Recall" letter was sent via UPS to all affected customers. In addition to providing information on the recalled products, the letter asked customers to do the following: 1. Check your inventory for the recalled product. 2. Complete the Recall Notification Confirmation Form to acknowledge the recall and indicate if your facility is returning or has already used product from the lot listed above. 3. If no product is being returned, please indicate on the Recall Notification Confirmation Form. 4. If you are a distributor, please notify any facilities to which you distributed the affected product. Please also complete Page 4 of the Recall Notification Confirmation Form. 5. Return the Recall Notification Confirmation Form to Applied Medical by email to recall60810330@appliedmedical.com or faxing it to (949) 713-8908. 6. Return affected product and a copy of the Recall Notification Confirmation Form to Applied Medical (Product Return Instructions are on Page 5). 7. For product return questions, please contact Jaclene Rios-Simpson, Senior Manager, Customer Relations at (949) 713-8688 or jrios@appliedmedical.com. 8. For regulatory questions, please contact me, Lauren Contursi, at (949) 713-8767 or lcontursi@appliedmedical.com.
Quantity in Commerce28,799 catheters in total
DistributionWorldwide distribution - United States: Nationwide OUS: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom
Total Product Life CycleTPLC Device Report
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.
510(K) Database510(K)s with Product Code = DXE
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