Class 2 Device Recall Heartport

• Date Initiated by Firm: April 12, 2005
• Date Posted: May 10, 2005
• Recall Status: Terminated on October 31, 2005
• Recall Number: Z-0811-05
• Recall Event ID: 31819
• 510(K)Number: K974175
• Product Classification: Device, Biopsy, Endomyocardial - Product Code DWZ
• Product: The Heartport EndoClamp aortic catheter is a 10.5 Fr. wirewound, three-lumen catheter with an elastomeric balloon near its tip. This device is used with a 200 cm j-hook guide wire accessory device.
• Code Information: Product Code EC1001: Lot Number, exp. date: MS020434, EXP APRIL-2005; MS0504003, EXP APRIL-2005; MS0504027, EXP MAY-2005; MS0604006, EXP MAY-2005; MS0604007, EXP MAY-2005; MS0704006, EXP JUNE-2005; MS0704015, EXP JUNE-2005; MS0804007, EXP AUGUST-2005; MS1004007, EXP OCTOBER-2005; MS1104021, EXP OCTOBER-2005; MS0105002, EXP JANUARY-2006; MS0105047, EXP FEBRUARY-2006; MS0205039, EXP FEBRUARY-2006; MS0205036, EXP MARCH-2006; MS0205041, EXP MARCH-2006; MS0205042, EXP MARCH-2006.
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Heartport, Inc.; Route 22 West; Somerville NJ 08876
• For Additional Information Contact: Dave Slavin; 908-218-3057
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: Guidewire is protruding through the film portion of the packages which compromises the sterility of the device.
• FDA Determined Cause: Other
• Action: The recall was initiated on 4/8/2005. All accounts were phoned so as to cancel any scheduled surgical procedures that rely on these devices. Also the firm formally notified the hospitals in writing via letters to the Director of Material Managment, Director of OR, as well as the Director of the Cardiovascular Suite. Letters were sent via certified mail.
• Quantity in Commerce: 1029 units
• Distribution: The devices were distributed to 70 consignees in the US and 43 international customers. The devices are distributed directly to customers (hospitals, clinics) in the US, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, and Spain. There are no government accounts.
• 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.
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• 510(K) Database: 510(K)s with Product Code = DWZ