Reported Feb 3, 2016 · Terminated

Zilver¿ 518RX Vascular Stent with Rapid Exchange Delivery System

Cook Medical Incorporated

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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: Cook Medical Incorporated · 400 N Daniels Way · Bloomington, IN · 47404-9155

Is this the product you have?

  • Zilver¿ 518RX Vascular Stent with Rapid Exchange Delivery System
Lot codes and dates
  • Catalog Prefix ZIVX5. All Lots
Amount recalled
753

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Manufacturing of the joint between the inner catheter and stylet of the delivery system does not consistently meet specifications, and the joint may separate during deployment. Failure of this joint during a procedure may result in a partial stent deployment. The clinical effect of a partial deployment may be a need for surgical intervention, or may result in vessel trauma or an embolic event

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

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

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Jul 25, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:20 PM UTC

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