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HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1442-2015·Announced 2015-04-22

Baylis Medical Recalls ProTrack Microcatheter Due to Circumferential Shaft Defects

Baylis Medical Corp is recalling two lots of ProTrack Microcatheters due to potential circumferential defects along the device shaft.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a medical device with a structural defect (circumferential defects) that poses a risk of harm, but the source text does not report any specific injuries or illnesses, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Baylis Medical Corp is recalling two lots of ProTrack Microcatheters. The ProTrack Microcatheter is a sterile, single-use device intended to be used as a standard infusion wire or as an exchange guide for exchanging guidewires.

The recall is being conducted due to the possibility that the catheter may have circumferential defects along its shaft. The affected lots are CIFA180814 and CIFA080914. A total of 58 units were distributed nationwide in the states of MO, MA, OH, CA, AR, FL, GA, CO, TX, KY, NY, MI, WI, and OR.

Healthcare providers and facilities should stop using the affected lots and contact Baylis Medical Corp for further instructions on the recall.

The recalled product

Product
ProTrack Microcatheter; Product Usage: The ProTrack Microcatheter is a sterile, single use device intended to be used as a standard infusion wire or as an exchange guide for exchanging guidewires.
Affected units
58

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)

  • Lots CIFA180814 and CIFA080914

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 14 states specifically:

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