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EV3 EverFiex" Self-expanding Peripheral Stent System — Class II medical device recall Z-2048-2016

Terminated recall by Ev3, Inc., reported 2016-06-29, distributed nationwide. Medtronic is issuing a medical device recall to return product potentially associated with an outer box mislab

Recall numberZ-2048-2016
Product typeMedical device
ClassificationClass II
StatusTerminated
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmEv3, Inc., Plymouth, MN, United States
Recall initiated2016-05-23
Classified2016-06-23
Reported by FDA2016-06-29
Terminated2017-09-22
DistributedNationwide (US)
Quantity2
Reason classeslabeling
Lot numbersA164580

Product

EV3 EverFiex" Self-expanding Peripheral Stent System, Sterilized using Ethylene Oxide, Rx Only, PRB35-08-040-080. The Protege EverFiex" Self-expanding Peripheral Stent System is a self-expanding Nitinol stent system intended for permanent implantation. The self-expanding stent is made of a nickel titanium alloy (Nitinol) and comes pre-mounted on a 6 F, 0.035" over-the-wire delivery system. The stent is cut from a Nitinol tube in an open lattice design, and has tantalum radiopaque markers at the proximal and distal ends of the stent. Upon deployment, the stent achieves its predetermined diameter and exerts a constant, gentle outward force to establish patency

Reason for recall

Medtronic is issuing a medical device recall to return product potentially associated with an outer box mislabel issue for two Protege EverFiex" Self-expanding Peripheral Stent Systems, model PRB35-08-040- 080, from lot A164580. The size on the outer box is labeled as 8x40x80mm while potentially containing a 6x40x120mm device as indicated by both the inner pouch and device labels. This potential issue is limited to two EverFiex stent system devices from lot A164580 that were repackaged by Medtronic and distributed. This does not affect any other Medtronic product or implantable devices.

Machine access

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