Class 1 Device Recall Alligator Retrieval Device (ARD)

• Date Initiated by Firm: April 01, 2014
• Date Posted: April 16, 2014
• Recall Status: Terminated on October 31, 2014
• Recall Number: Z-1454-2014
• Recall Event ID: 67893
• 510(K)Number: K043580
• Product Classification: Catheter, percutaneous - Product Code DQY
• Product: Alligator Retrieval Device (ARD). Used in the peripheral and neurovasculature for foreign body removal.
• Code Information: ARD Model/ Lot FA8881040 / 9769118 FA8881030 / 9816048 FA8881040 / 9754682 FA8881050 / 9772283 FA8881040 / 9752800 FA8881030 / 9751662 FA8881030 / 9773525 FA8881020 / 9832735 FA8881040 / 9757667 FA8881020 / 9774620 FA8881030 / 9834039 FA8881040 / 9758530 FA8881020 / 9774620 FA8881030 / 9834039 FA8881030 / 9758532 FA8881030 / 9783730 FA8881020 / 9836553 FA8881050 / 9760946 FA8881040 / 9786013 FA8881030 / 9834039 FA8881030 / 9761690 FA8881040 / 9787928 FA8881050 / 9848544 FA8881020 / 9761692 FA8881030 / 9791385 FA8881030 / 9848543 FA8881030 / 9758532 FA8881040 / 9793305 FA8881030 / 9853152 FA8881040 / 9764206 FA8881030 / 9798648 FA8881030 / 9854769 FA8881040 / 9764206 FA8881030 / 9798648 FA8881030 / 9858153 FA8881040 / 9764212 FA8881050 / 9801041 FA8881030 / 9865759 FA8881030 / 9766949 FA8881020 / 9811215 FA8881050 / 9868025 FA8881030 / 9769117 FA8881030 / 9813908
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Micro Therapeutics Inc, Dba Ev3 Neurovascular; 9775 Toledo Way; Irvine CA 92618-1811
• For Additional Information Contact: 949-839-3700
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: Potential for the PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) coating to delaminate and detach from the delivery wire.
• FDA Determined Cause: Process change control
• Action: A customer notification letter was sent on 4/1/14 to all customers who purchased the Pipeline Embolization Device and the Alligator Retrieval Device. The letter informs the customers of the problems identified and the actions to be taken. Customers are instructed to complete the customer response form and fax the completed form to Covidien at (763) 591-3519. Customers with questions are instructed to contact Dr. Mark A. Turco at (202) 310-5120. A press release was sent on 4/11/14 to Business Wire Newsroom to inform the public about the recall from Covidien. The recall is regarding certain lots of its Pipeline Embolization Device and Alligator Retrieval Device where the polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coating applied to the delivery wire could delaminate adn detach from the devices. Consumers are instructed to report any adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with the use of the product to the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail or by fax. Consumers with may also contact Covidien Customer Service at (800) 716-6700 between 7am to 7pm (central) or email at customerserviceus@covidien.com.
• Quantity in Commerce: 567 units total (323 units in US)
• Distribution: Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and the countries of Australia, Germany, France, UK, Turkey, Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, , Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, and UAE.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC 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) Database: 510(K)s with Product Code = DQY