| Class 2 Device Recall THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH | |
Date Initiated by Firm | September 06, 2017 |
Create Date | October 27, 2017 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on November 19, 2019 |
Recall Number | Z-0057-2018 |
Recall Event ID |
78129 |
PMA Number | P030031S053 P040036S037 |
Product Classification |
Cardiac ablation percutaneous catheter - Product Code LPB
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Product | THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH Uni-Directional Navigation Catheter (D133602S) |
Code Information |
17688816M, 17697930M, 17697966M |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Biosense Webster, Inc. 15715 Arrow Hwy Irwindale CA 91706-2006
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For Additional Information Contact | Biosense Webster sales representative 866-473-7823 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Biosense Webster, Inc. has recently received an increased number of complaints related to the display of Alert 402 on the CARTO 3 System for certain lots of THERMOCOOL brand catheters. Alert 402 implies a "Map: magnetic distortion" when connected to CARTO 3 System. This issue may subsequently lead the physician to ablate in an unintended area when delivering RF energy. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Under Investigation by firm |
Action | All US and OUS customers, who have purchased the lots identified as part of this recall will be notified via customer letters in order to return the product to BWI facility where it will be segregated for further disposition. This product recall applies to hospitals (or direct customers) and distributors who have purchased and/or received the THERMOCOOL Catheters identified as part of this recall . One notification package which includes the Customer Notification Letter, Business Reply Form (B RF) and pre-paid return label will be distributed to the customers subject to this recall via a 3rd party vendor (Stericycle) for USA. OUS
customer communication will occur in accordance with local regulations. |
Quantity in Commerce | 19 units |
Distribution | US, Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Croatia, Korea, Austria, Colombia, Italy, Portugal, Argentina, South Africa, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Switzerland, Great Britain, Hungary, Czech Republic, China |
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 = LPB
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