Pipeline Embolization Device — Class I medical device recall Z-0307-2017

Terminated recall by Micro Therapeutics Inc, Dba Ev3 Neurovascular, reported 2016-11-16, distributed nationwide. Delamination and detachment of the PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) coating material may lead to PTFE coating in

Recall number	`Z-0307-2017`
Product type	Medical device
Classification	Class I
Status	Terminated
Voluntary or mandated	Voluntary
Recalling firm	Micro Therapeutics Inc, Dba Ev3 Neurovascular, Irvine, CA, United States
Recall initiated	2016-10-05
Classified	2016-11-09
Reported by FDA	2016-11-16
Terminated	2017-10-11
Distributed	Nationwide (US)
Countries outside the US	AE, AR, AT, AU, BD, BE, BG, BH, BR, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CZ, DE, DK, DO, EC, EG, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HK, HR, HU, IE, IL, IR, IT, JP, KR, LT, LV, MX, MY, NI, NL, NP, PA, PE, PH, PK, PL, PT, PY, SA, SE, SG, TH, TR, TW, UY, VE, VN, ZA
Quantity	11,860 units
Reason classes	device malfunction
Lot numbers	`9934763`, `9934764`, `9934765`, `9936171`, `9936172`, `9936899`, `9937696`, `9937699`, `9937700`, `9938393`, `9938394`, `9938395`, `9938396`, `9939294`, `9941531`, `9942854`, `9942855`, `9942856`, `9944946`, `9944949`, `9952964`, `9952967`, `9953241`, `9953580`, `9954255`, `9954256`, `9954266`, `9954267`, `9954287`, `9954288`, `9954294`, `9954306`, `9954308`, `9954320`, `9955854`, `9957293`, `9957297`, `9957298`, `9958037`, `9959777` and 234 more
Model numbers	`FA-71300-25V09`, `FA-71300-25V12`, `FA-71300-25V13`, `FA-71300-25V15`, `FA-71300-25V16`, `FA-71300-25V17`, `FA-71300-25V18`, `FA-71300-25V19`, `FA-71300-30V09`, `FA-71300-30V12`, `FA-71300-30V13`, `FA-71300-30V15`, `FA-71300-30V16`, `FA-71300-30V19`, `FA-71300-35V09`, `FA-71300-35V12`, `FA-71300-35V13`, `FA-71300-35V15`, `FA-71325-25V09`, `FA-71325-25V10`, `FA-71325-25V12`, `FA-71325-25V13`, `FA-71325-25V15`, `FA-71325-25V18`, `FA-71325-25V19` and 198 more

Product

Pipeline Embolization Device (Pipeline Classic) The device is indicated for the endovascular treatment of adults (22 year of age or older) with large or giant widenecked intracranial aneurysms (lAs) in the internal carotid artery from the petrous to the superior hypophyseal segements. Catalog No. FA-71300-25V09 FA-71350-25V16 FA-71400-25V10 FA-71425-35V13 FA-71475-30V16 FA-71300-25V12 FA-71350-25V17 FA-71400-25V11 FA-71425-35V15 FA-71475-30V18 FA-71300-25V13 FA-71350-25V18 FA-71400-25V12 FA-71425-35V18 FA-71475-35V09 FA-71300-25V15 FA-71350-25V19 FA-71400-25V13 FA-71450-25V09 FA-71475-35V10 FA-71300-25V16 FA-71350-30V09 FA-71400-25V15 FA-71450-25V10 FA-71475-35V11 FA-71300-25V17 FA-71350-30V10 FA-71400-25V16 FA-71450-25V11 FA-71475-35V12 FA-71300-25V18 FA-71350-30V12 FA-71400-25V18 FA-71450-25V12 FA-71475-35V13 FA-71300-25V19 FA-71350-30V13 FA-71400-25V19 FA-71450-25V13 FA-71475-35V15 FA-71300-30V09 FA-71350-30V15 FA-71400-30V09 FA-71450-25V15 FA-71475-35V18 FA-71300-30V12 FA-71350-30V16 FA-71400-30V10 FA-71450-25V16 FA-71475-35V19 FA-71300-30V13 FA-71350-30V18 FA-71400-30V11 FA-71450-25V18 FA-71500-25V09 FA-71300-30V15 FA-71350-35V09 FA-71400-30V12 FA-71450-25V19 FA-71500-25V10 FA-71300-30V16 FA-71350-35V10 FA-71400-30V13 FA-71450-30V09 FA-71500-25V11 FA-71300-30V19 FA-71350-35V12 FA-71400-30V15 FA-71450-30V10 FA-71500-25V12 FA-71300-35V09 FA-71350-35V13 FA-71400-30V16 FA-71450-30V11 FA-71500-25V13 FA-71300-35V12 FA-71350-35V15 FA-71400-30V18 FA-71450-30V12 FA-71500-25V15 FA-71300-35V13 FA-71350-35V18 FA-71400-35V09 FA-71450-30V13 FA-71500-25V16 FA-71300-35V15 FA-71375-25V09 FA-71400-35V13 FA-71450-30V15 FA-71500-25V18 FA-71325-25V09 FA-71375-25V10 FA-71400-35V15 FA-71450-30V16 FA-71500-25V19 FA-71325-25V10 FA-71375-25V11 FA-71400-35V18 FA-71450-30V18 FA-71500-30V09 FA-71325-25V12 FA-71375-25V12 FA-71425-25V09 FA-71450-30V19 FA-71500-30V10 FA-71325-25V13 FA-71375-25V13 FA-71425-25V10 FA-71450-35V09 FA-71500-30V11 FA-71325-25V15 FA-71375-25V15 FA-71425-25V11 FA-71450-35V10 FA-71500-30V12 FA-71325-25V18 FA-71375-25V16 FA-71425-25V12 FA-71450-35V12 FA-71500-30V13 FA-71325-25V19 FA-71375-25V17 FA-71425-25V13 FA-71450-35V13 FA-71500-30V15 FA-71325-30V09 FA-71375-25V18 FA-71425-25V15 FA-71450-35V15 FA-71500-30V16 FA-71325-30V10 FA-71375-25V19 FA-71425-25V16 FA-71450-35V16 FA-71500-30V17 FA-71325-30V12 FA-71375-30V09 FA-71425-25V18 FA-71475-25V09 FA-71500-30V18 FA-71325-30V13 FA-71375-30V10 FA-71425-25V19 FA-71475-25V10 FA-71500-35V09 FA-71325-30V15 FA-71375-30V12 FA-71425-30V09 FA-71475-25V11 FA-71500-35V10 FA-71325-30V16 FA-71375-30V13 FA-71425-30V10 FA-71475-25V12 FA-71500-35V11 FA-71325-30V18 FA-71375-30V15 FA-71425-30V11 FA-71475-25V13 FA-71500-35V12 FA-71325-30V19 FA-71375-30V16 FA-71425-30V12 FA-71475-25V15 FA-71500-35V13 FA-71325-35V09 FA-71375-30V18 FA-71425-30V13 FA-71475-25V16 FA-71500-35V15 FA-71325-35V12 FA-71325-35V13 FA-71325-35V15 FA-71350-25V09 FA-71350-25V10 FA-71350-25V13 FA-71350-25V15 FA-77250-10V13 FA-77250-10V19 FA-77250-12V11 FA-77250-12V12 FA-77250-12V13 FA-77250-12V18 FA-77250-14V12 FA-77250-14V13 FA-77250-14V15 FA-77250-14V18 FA-77250-14V19 FA-77250-16V11 FA-77250-16V12 FA-77250-16V13 FA-77250-16V15 FA-77250-16V16 FA-77250-16V19 FA-77250-18V09 FA-77250-18V10 FA-77250-18V11 FA-77250-18V12 FA-77250-18V13 FA-77250-18V16 FA-77250-18V18 FA-77250-18V19 FA-77250-20V10 FA-77250-20V11 FA-71375-35V09 FA-71375-35V12 FA-71375-35V13 FA-71375-35V15 FA-71375-35V16 FA-71375-35V18 FA-71400-25V09 FA-77275-14V11 FA-77275-14V12 FA-77275-14V13 FA-77275-14V17 FA-77275-14V18 FA-77275-14V19 FA-77275-16V12 FA-77275-16V13 FA-77275-16V16 FA-77275-16V18 FA-77275-16V19 FA-772

Reason for recall

Delamination and detachment of the PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) coating material may lead to PTFE coating in the blood stream.

Machine access

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