The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2793-2017·Announced 2017-08-09

LivaNova Perfusion Tube Sets Recalled Due to Potential Sterile Barrier Breach

LivaNova is recalling Perfusion Tube Sets because included Medtronic display sets may have packaging pinholes, creating a potential sterile barrier breach.

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 is classified as FDA Class II. The hazard involves a potential sterile barrier breach in a medical device, which poses a risk of harm (infection) but no injuries or illnesses are reported in the source text, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

LivaNova is recalling Perfusion Tube Sets (PTS) because they include Medtronic DLP Pressure Disposable Display Sets packaged in pouches that may contain small pinholes. These pinholes, approximately 1mm or less in diameter, may result in a potential sterile barrier breach in the display sets.

The affected display sets were distributed to customers as part of the LivaNova Perfusion Tube Sets. The recall involves 8 units of the SORIN GROUP SMART PERFUSION PACK, TOTAL VISION SYSTEM-SMA, REF 084510101, STERILE EO, distributed nationwide. Specific lot numbers include 1622100055, 1625200039, and 1629800049.

Healthcare providers and consumers should stop using the affected products and contact LivaNova or their supplier for instructions on return or replacement. The recall is classified as Class II by the FDA, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of the product could cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
SORIN GROUP, SMART PERFUSION PACK, TOTAL VISION SYSTEM-SMA, REF 084510101, STERILE EO, Rx Only, 1 EA
Affected units
8

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 (3)

  • Lot Numbers: 1622100055
  • 1625200039
  • 1629800049

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 16 recalled by Sorin Group USA, 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 16 products in this recall →