Date Initiated by Firm | August 04, 2004 |
Date Posted | September 01, 2004 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on November 21, 2005 |
Recall Number | Z-1425-04 |
Recall Event ID |
29848 |
510(K)Number | K964518 K973840 K982187 |
Product Classification |
Introducer, Catheter - Product Code DYB
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Product | Telesheath Left Atrial Introducer System Right Superior. Telesheath Catheter Two-Piece Introducer Kit with Hemostasis Valve. Right Superior Reorder #407900. The product is packaged in an open, semi-rigid plastic tray, which is then placed in a sterile barrier pouch consisting of Tyvek on one side and a clear plastic film on the other. This pouch is then heat sealed prior to sterilization. |
Code Information |
1063073 - Exp. Date: 03/2007, 1075105, - Exp. Date: 05/2007 1077015 - Exp. Date: 06/2007, 1079062 - Exp Date: 06/2007 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
St. Jude Medical/Daig Division 14901 Deveau Pl Minnetonka MN 55345-2126
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For Additional Information Contact | Thomas J. Pepin 952-351-1758 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | St. Jude Medical received two complaints from customers involving the Telesheath Left Atrial Introducer System side arm detaching from the hub of the inner sheath. Subsequent testing of Telesheath inventory at St. Jude Medical indicated that the side arm from the inner sheath can detach during routine handling and manipulation, and occurs on a random basis. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Other |
Action | 100% of customers were notified by a personal visit by a St. Jude Medical representative, starting 8/4/2004. Letters were given by the representative to the consignee concerning the recall. |
Quantity in Commerce | 292 kits |
Distribution | US, Canada, Belgium, Hong Kong, and Japan. |
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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510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = DYB
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