Medtronic Recalls Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheters Due to Material Loss
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 40 units of Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheters because a defect may expose 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, which mandates a severity score of 5 (Critical) according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 40 units of the SHERPA NX ACTIVE GUIDING CATHETER, 6F AL1.5 SH, .070" (REF SA6AL15SH), which are used for cardiovascular procedures. The recall is due to a potential defect where extensive loss of primary segment material may occur, exposing the underlying stainless-steel braid wires on a subset of the 6F Sherpa catheters.
The affected products were distributed worldwide to the United States, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. The recall includes all lot and serial numbers for the GTIN 00613994823748.
Healthcare providers and facilities should stop using the affected catheters and contact Medtronic Vascular for instructions on how to return or dispose of the devices. This recall is classified as Class I by the FDA, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- SHERPA NX ACTIVE GUIDING CATHETER, 6F AL1.5 SH, .070", REF SA6AL15SH. for cardiovascular use
- Manufacturer
- Medtronic Vascular
- Affected units
- 40
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: 00613994823748 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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