The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-0857-2013·Announced 2013-02-27

Codman NeuroPath Guiding Catheters Recalled for Potential Sterility Compromise

Codman & Shurtleff is recalling NeuroPath 5Fx90 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, which corresponds to a Severe severity score under the rubric, particularly given the risk of sterility compromise in an invasive medical device.

Plain-English summary

Codman & Shurtleff, Inc. is recalling 202 units of the NeuroPath 5Fx90 Guiding Catheter (Product Code: GMD50900000). The recall is due to a potential lack of package integrity, which may compromise the sterility of the device. The product is 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 NeuroPath 5Fx90 Guiding Catheters and contact Codman & Shurtleff, Inc. for further instructions regarding the return or replacement of the devices.

The recalled product

Product
NEUROPATH 5Fx90 GUIDING CATH MPD Product Code: GMD50900000 Intended for use in the coronary, peripheral, and neurovasculature for intravascular introduction of interventional/diagnostic devices
Affected units
202

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 →