Reported Feb 20, 2013 · Terminated

St. Jude Medical, AGA Medical corporation, AMPLATZER¿ TorqVue¿ FX Delivery System. Model #'s: 9-ITVFX06F45/60,…

St Jude Medical Inc.

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: St Jude Medical Inc · 177 E County Road B · Saint Paul, MN · 55117-1951

Is this the product you have?

  • St. Jude Medical, AGA Medical corporation, AMPLATZER¿ TorqVue¿ FX Delivery System. Model #'s: 9-ITVFX06F45/60, 9-ITVFX07F45/60, 9-ITVFX007F45/80, 9-ITVFX08F45/60, 9-ITVFX08F45/80, 9-ITVFX09F45/80, 9-ITVFX10F45/80 9-ITVFX12F45/80, 9-ITVFX13F45/80. Cardiac surgical instrument, used to close atrial septal defects between the right and left atriums.
Lot codes and dates
  • all batches
Amount recalled
635

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

The distal end of the core wire of the TorqVue FX Delivery System could potentially fracture when exposed to a combination of certain cardiac anatomies and usage conditions.

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 May 21, 2013 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:26 PM UTC

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