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FDA (Devices) recall action 67646

Medtronic Vascular, Inc. recalled 3 products on 2014-04-02

The FDA (Devices) publishes a recall like this one as 3 separate product records. They share a firm, a date and a cause; this page is all of them in one place, so the scale of the action is visible rather than spread across 3 pages.

Products
3
Announced
2014-04-02
Critical
0
Units
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Why these products were recalled

Medtronic is recalling a specific subset of lot numbers of the FIBERNET Embolic Protection System (EPS) where the yellow polyimide tube on the FIBERNET EPS was not removed from the FIBERNET EPS during the manufacturing process and subsequently may remain on the FIBERNET EPS.

The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.

States named across these recalls

1–3 of 3

  • HighFDA (Devices)··2014-04-02

    Medtronic Recalls FiberNet Embolic Protection System Due to Manufacturing Defect

    Medtronic is recalling specific lots of the FiberNet Embolic Protection System because a yellow polyimide tube was not removed during manufacturing.

    Product
    FIBERNET Embolic Protection System: Recommended Vessel Diameter 3.5 0 5.0 mm, Maximum Guidewire Diameter: 0.014 in ( 0.36 mm) Rx only, Sterile; Manufactured in: Invatec S.P.A., Italy; Manufacturer: Medtronic Inc. Minneapolis, MN. The FiberNet Embolic Protection System i
    Category
    Distribution
    6 states
  • HighFDA (Devices)··2014-04-02

    Medtronic Recalls FiberNet Embolic Protection System Due to Manufacturing Defect

    Medtronic is recalling specific lots of the FiberNet Embolic Protection System because a yellow polyimide tube was not removed during manufacturing.

    Product
    FIBERNET Embolic Protection System: Recommended Vessel Diameter 5.0 -6.0 mm, Maximum Guidewire Diameter: 0.014 in (0.36mm) Rx only, Sterile; Manufactured in: Invatec S.P.A., Italy; Manufacturer: Medtronic Inc. Minneapolis, MN. The FiberNet Embolic Protection System is
    Category
    Distribution
    6 states
  • HighFDA (Devices)··2014-04-02

    Medtronic Recalls FiberNet Embolic Protection System Due to Manufacturing Defect

    Medtronic is recalling specific lots of the FiberNet Embolic Protection System because a yellow polyimide tube was not removed during manufacturing.

    Product
    FIBERNET Embolic Protection System: Recommended Vessel Diameter 6.0 -7.0 mm, Maximum Guidewire Diameter: 0.014 in (0.36mm) Rx only, Sterile; Manufactured in: Invatec S.P.A., Italy; Manufacturer: Medtronic Inc. Minneapolis, MN. The FiberNet Embolic Protection System is
    Category
    Distribution
    6 states