| Date Initiated by Firm | October 08, 2025 |
| Date Posted | November 20, 2025 |
| Recall Status1 |
Open3, Classified |
| Recall Number | Z-0573-2026 |
| Recall Event ID |
97803 |
| 510(K)Number | K043453 |
| Product Classification |
Reprocessed intravascular ultrasound catheter - Product Code OWQ
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| Product | Brand Name: ACUSON, CATHETER ACUNAV DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND 8FR NOT FOR USE WITH SIEMENS SYSTEM
Product Name: CATHETER ACUNAV DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND 8FR NOT FOR USE WITH SIEMENS SYSTEM
Model/Catalog Number: ACU10135910
Software Version: N/A
Product Description: ACUSON, CATHETER ACUNAV DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND 8FR NOT FOR USE WITH SIEMENS SYSTEM
Component: N/A |
| Code Information |
Lot Code: GTIN/UDI: 10888551004725
LOT# SERIAL #:
2196112 999253
2200877 937157
2219499 1182771
2219926 1048031
2220881 1126584
2234882 2304200759
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| FEI Number |
3011276773
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Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Sterilmed, Inc. 5010 Cheshire Pkwy N Ste 2 Plymouth MN 55446-4101
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| For Additional Information Contact | Melissa Schultz 763-488-3400 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Affected catheters were reprocessed beyond validated cycles. This may compromise device sterility or mechanical integrity of the device and can lead to severe adverse events such as infection, vascular injury or embolism. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Reprocessing Controls |
| Action | Initial phone call notification was performed 10/10/2025 to affected customers. Customers were instructed to immediately stop use of identified devices. Affected products should be segregated.
Follow-up written notification was sent to customers on 10/17/25 which included instructions on how to return affected products. |
| Quantity in Commerce | 6 |
| Distribution | United States Only: Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah |
| 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 The manufacturer has initiated the recall and not all products have been corrected or removed. This record will be updated as the status changes.
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| 510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = OWQ
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