Reported Nov 5, 2025 · Ongoing

Brand Name: MEGA Ballast Distal Access Platform Product Name: Mega Ballast Model/Catalog Number: MEGABT09180,…

Balt USA, LLC

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: BALT USA, LLC · 29 Parker Ste 100 · Irvine, CA · 92618-1667

Is this the product you have?

  • Brand NameMEGA Ballast
  • Distal Access Platform Product NameMega
  • Ballast Model/Catalog Number
    • MEGABT09180
    • MEGABT09190
    • MEGABT091100
  • MEGABT091110 Software VersionN/A
  • Product DescriptionThe Mega Ballast 091 is designed with a semi-rigid proximal shaft and a highly flexible distal shaft. The design facilitates the advancement of the Mega Ballast to access the tortuous vasculature over a guidewire and a respective dilator. The outer surface of the Mega Ballast is coated with a hydrophilic coating to facilitate lubricity from tip to 40 cm proximal. The proximal end of the Mega Ballast incorporates a Luer fitting hub for the attachment of accessories. The Mega Ballast is provided sterile, non-pyrogenic, and is intended for single use only
  • ComponentNot a component
Lot codes and dates
  • Model Numbers and UDI-DI codesModel No MEGABT09180 (00840303711780) Model No MEGABT09190 (00840303711797) Model No MEGABT091100 (00840303711803) Model No MEGABT091110 (00840303711810)
  • Lot Numbers
    • F250600687
    • F250600686
    • F250600685
    • F250600455
    • F250600346
    • F250600345
    • F250600010
    • F250501434
    • F250501346
    • F250501091
    • F250500824
    • F250400219
    • F250400024
    • F250301020
    • F250300297
    • F250100956
Amount recalled
207 catheters

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

Due to an identified manufacturing defect involving coating material lifting within the catheter's distal inner diameter/lumen.

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

Data as of Sep 19, 4:55 PM UTC

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