The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-0846-2013·Announced 2013-02-27

Codman NeuroPath Guiding Catheters Recalled for Potential Sterility Compromise

Codman & Shurtleff is recalling NeuroPath 5Fx100 Guiding Catheters because package integrity issues may compromise device sterility.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II. According to the rubric, FDA Class II recalls involving significant injury/property-damage reports or hospitalization are rated as Severe (4). While specific injury reports are not detailed in the provided text, the potential for serious harm from a non-sterile invasive medical device aligns with the Severe classification for Class II recalls.

Plain-English summary

Codman & Shurtleff, Inc. is recalling 234 units of the NEUROPATH 5Fx100 GUIDING CATH HH (Product Code: GMC51000000). The recall is due to a lack of package integrity, which may compromise the sterility of the device. These catheters are intended for use in the coronary, peripheral, and neurovasculature for the intravascular introduction of interventional and diagnostic devices.

The affected units were distributed worldwide, including nationwide in the United States and internationally to Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain/UK, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, and Switzerland. The recall covers all unexpired lots of the product.

Healthcare providers and facilities should stop using the affected catheters and contact Codman & Shurtleff, Inc. for further instructions on the recall process.

The recalled product

Product
NEUROPATH 5Fx100 GUIDING CATH HH Product Code: GMC51000000 Intended for use in the coronary, peripheral, and neurovasculature for intravascular introduction of interventional/diagnostic devices
Affected units
234

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • All unexpired lots

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 24 recalled by Codman & Shurtleff, Inc. under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 24 products in this recall →