Class 2 Device Recall Marrs Laparoscopic GIFT Catheters

• Date Initiated by Firm: December 19, 2017
• Create Date: March 26, 2018
• Recall Status: Terminated on April 09, 2019
• Recall Number: Z-1187-2018
• Recall Event ID: 79471
• 510(K)Number: K983590
• Product Classification: Catheter, assisted reproduction - Product Code MQF
• Product: Marrs Laparoscopic GIFT Catheters, Catalog Number:K-J-MLC-503000, Global Product Number: G18022 Product Usage: Used to place in vitro fertilized (IVF) embryos into the uterine cavity. Intended for one-time use
• Code Information: Lot Number: 5571684, Expiration Date: 1/12/2018
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Cook Inc.; 750 N Daniels Way; Bloomington IN 47404-9120
• For Additional Information Contact: Cook Medical Customer Relations Department; 812-339-2235
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: Certain lots of in vitro fertilization (IVF) products were distributed without completed finished device quality testing with potential adverse events that may include nonviable gametes and/or nonviable embryos.
• FDA Determined Cause: Process control
• Action: Cook Medical sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall dated December 19, 2017 to customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to: 1. Examine inventory immediately and quarantine affected product(s). 2. Return products to Cook with the Acknowledgement and Receipt Form to receive a product credit. 3. Complete and return the Acknowledgement and Receipt Form within 5 business days of receiving this letter. 4.Report adverse events to Cook. For questions contact Cook Medical Customer Relations at 800-457-4500 or 812-339-2235.
• Quantity in Commerce: 21
• Distribution: Worldwide Distribution - U.S. Nationwide in the states of: CA, CO, FL, IN, MA, NE, NJ, OH, TN, TX, and WI. and countries of Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, Italy, Japan, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and United Kingdom.
• 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 = MQF