The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1867-2020·Announced 2020-05-13

Maquet Hemashield Vascular Grafts Recalled for Potential Seam Holes

Maquet Cardiovascular is recalling Hemashield Platinum vascular grafts due to potential small holes at seam lines that may cause intra-operative bleeding.

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 high-risk medical device where a defect could cause injury (bleeding) during surgery, but the source text does not report any actual injuries or illnesses, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported injury.

Plain-English summary

Maquet Cardiovascular, LLC is recalling specific units of the HEMASHIELD PLATINUM Woven Double Velour Vascular Graft- 4 Branch. The recall is due to a potential defect where small holes may exist at the seam lines of the graft branches.

This defect could cause intra-operative bleeding at the seam lines during surgical procedures. The affected product is used for the replacement or repair of arteries affected with aneurysmal or occlusive disease.

The recall includes specific serial numbers: 1150580161, 1169537519, 1150585480, 1151593236, 1152755120, 1169495064, and 1172726691. The product was distributed worldwide, including the United States and various international locations. Healthcare providers should check their inventory for these serial numbers and stop using the affected devices.

The recalled product

Product
HEMASHIELD PLATINUM Woven Double Velour Vascular Graft- 4 Branch, Product Code: M00202175734P0 - Product Usage: for use in the replacement or repair of arteries affected with aneurysmal or occlusive disease.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 24 recalled by Maquet Cardiovascular, LLC 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 →