Medtronic Recalls Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheters Due to Material Loss
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 27 units of Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheters because primary segment material may be lost, exposing underlying stainless-steel braid wires.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are assigned a severity score of 5 (Critical) because they represent a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 27 units of the SHERPA NX ACTIVE GUIDING CATHETER, 6F, JCR4.0, 100CM, 070", REF SA6JCR40, intended for cardiovascular use. The recall is due to a potential for extensive loss of primary segment material, which could expose the underlying stainless-steel braid wires on a subset of these 6F catheters.
The affected devices were distributed worldwide to the United States, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Moldova, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. The recall covers all lot and serial numbers for the GTIN 00613994824288.
Healthcare providers and facilities should stop using the affected catheters and contact Medtronic Vascular for further instructions. This recall is classified as Class I by the FDA, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- SHERPA NX ACTIVE GUIDING CATHETER, 6F, JCR4.0, 100CM, 070", REF SA6JCR40. for cardiovascular use
- Manufacturer
- Medtronic Vascular
- Affected units
- 27
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)
- GTIN: 00613994824288 All Lot/Serial Numbers
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 191 recalled by Medtronic Vascular 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.
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