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Class 2 Device Recall VNUS 7F ClosureFAST Catheter |
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Date Initiated by Firm |
August 08, 2007 |
Date Posted |
January 24, 2008 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on May 22, 2008 |
Recall Number |
Z-0543-2008 |
Recall Event ID |
45510 |
Product Classification |
Catheter - Product Code GEI
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Product |
VNUS 7F ClosureFAST Catheter, Order # ClF7-7-100 (100 cm working length), Manufactured by VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc., 5799 Fontanoso Way, San Jose, CA 95138 |
Code Information |
Lot #s: 269157, 269653, 269937, 273326, 277761, 286201, 286565, 287746, 288012, 288336, 288984, 289027, 289757, 291483, 295539, 295786, 296215, 296218, 296974, 298602, 299406, 301347, 301352, 302596, 303252, 304271, 305063, 305550, 306673, 306823, 307368, 308780, 308782, 312677, 312735, 313529, 314828, 314829, 314829, 315084, 315381, 317485, 317827, 317889, 317972, 317979, 318124, 318259, 318556, and 318610, |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
VNUS Medical Technologies Inc 5799 Fontanoso Way San Jose CA 95138-1015
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
Instructions for Use change: Instructions for Use have been changed to include a modified placement recommendation.
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Labeling design |
Action |
The Recalling firm is updating the Instructions For Use, training materials, and procedural guides to incorporate the treatment recommendations. The recalling firm sent an Update to customers who received the product, Important Update Regarding the Use of the VNUS ClosureFAST Catheter, dated August 6, 2007 with supplemental device instructions. Future product distribution will include the updated labeling. |
Quantity in Commerce |
6,221 units |
Distribution |
Worldwide |
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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