Reported Oct 28, 2020 · Terminated

Rashkind Balloon Septostomy Catheter, 6F, Recess Balloon, Closed end, 50 cm, Pediatric, Single Lumen Product number:…

Medtronic Vascular

High riskUsing this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Medtronic Vascular · 35-37A Cherry Hill Drive · Danvers, MA · 01923-2565

Is this the product you have?

  • Rashkind Balloon Septostomy Catheter, 6F, Recess Balloon, Closed end, 50 cm, Pediatric
  • Single Lumen Product number008764
  • GTIN00613994760289 The Rashkind balloon septostomy catheters are designed for creating an atrial septal defect or enlarging an existing atrial septal defect as a treatment option for patients with a Cyanotic Congenital heart defect. Cyanotic congenital heart defects are rare conditions that are associated with high morbidity and mortality
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot Numbers
    • GFCP2154
    • GFCR2591
    • GFCR2592
    • GFCS2156
    • GFCU2199
    • GFCV2587
    • GFCW1652
    • GFCW2431
    • GFCX2712
    • GFCY2997
    • GFDN0246
    • GFDN3553
    • GFDN3554
    • GFDN3555
    • GFDP2922
    • GFDQ2500
    • GFDR2919
    • GFDS2209
    • GFDS2210
    • GFDT2188
    • GFDT2189
    • GFDT2204
    • GFDT2205
    • GFDU2170
    • GFDU2171
    • GFDV2179
    • GFDV2180
    • GFDV2181
    • GFDW2390
    • GFDW2391
    • GFDW2392
    • GFDX2711
    • GFDX2712
    • GFDY1135
    • GFDY1136
    • GFDZ1692
    • GFDZ1693
    • GFEP1181
    • GFEP1182
    • GFEP1183
    • GFEP1184
    • GFER2080
    • GFER2081
Amount recalled
2356 units

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

Subsequent failure of catheters in the field and failed quality testing

Using this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Apr 4, 2024 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:56 PM UTC

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