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Medical device recalls 2020

Medtronic Simulus 850 Semi Rigid Ring/Band Accessory Kit Used to size… — Class II medical device recall Z-1450-2020

Ongoing recall by Medtronic CoreValve LLC, reported 2020-03-18, distributed nationwide. Demonstration Simulus Reusable Sizer Accessory Kits were being incorrectly sourced to customers. The demonstra

Recall numberZ-1450-2020
Product typeMedical device
ClassificationClass II
StatusOngoing
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmMedtronic CoreValve LLC, Santa Ana, CA, United States
Recall initiated2020-01-14
Classified2020-03-06
Reported by FDA2020-03-18
DistributedNationwide (US)
Quantity6
UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI00643169707573

Product

Medtronic Simulus 850 Semi Rigid Ring/Band Accessory Kit Used to size a patient's mitral or tricuspid valve in cardiac procedures.

Reason for recall

Demonstration Simulus Reusable Sizer Accessory Kits were being incorrectly sourced to customers. The demonstration product (product used within a wet lab) could have come in contact with non-human (porcine) tissue.

Machine access

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Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report via openFDA (CC0). Structured by Data Foundry (recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-26. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA. Not medical or legal advice.