Reported Mar 27, 2019 · Terminated

Gunther Tulip Vena Cava Filter Set for Femoral and Jugular Vein Approach, Catalog Number IGTCFS-65-1-UNl-TULIP Product…

Cook Medical Incorporated

Low riskThis product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

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?

  • Gunther Tulip Vena Cava Filter Set for Femoral and Jugular Vein Approach, Catalog Number
  • IGTCFS-65-1-UNl-TULIP Product UsageThe Gunther Tulip Filter is intended for the prevention of recurrent pulmonary embolism (PE) via placement in the
  • vena cava in the following situations(1) Pulmonary thromboembolism when anticoagulant therapy is contraindicated; (2) Failure of anticoagulant therapy in thromboembolic diseases; (3) Emergency treatment following massive PE where anticipated benefits of conventional therapy are reduced; and (4) Chronic, recurrent PE where anticoagulant therapy has failed or is contraindicated. The Filter implant may be retrieved if clinically indicated. The product is intended for percutaneous placement via a femoral or jugular vein for filtration of inferior vena cava (IVC) blood to prevent PE
Lot codes and dates
  • Lots

    287 of 287 codes

    • E3401464
    • E3401893
    • E3402589
    • E3406144
    • E3406883
    • E3408507
    • E3409900
    • E3412198
    • E3412763
    • E3413410
    • E3413931
    • E3414482
    • E3415815
    • E3415894
    • E3416490
    • E3417437
    • E3417944
    • E3419495
    • E3420644
    • E3423078
    • E3422549
    • E3424237
    • E3425750
    • E3426734
    • E3429970
    • E3433241
    • E3433850
    • E3434225
    • E3435234
    • E3435490
    • E3436217
    • E3436703
    • E3437435
    • E3438979
    • E3440364
    • E3443174
    • E3443485
    • E3444721
    • E3445944
    • E3447803
    • E3448635
    • E3449542
    • E3450531
    • E3451318
    • E3451991
    • E3452726
    • E3459706
    • E3459692
    • E3472210
    • E3473370
    • E3473974
    • E3473996
    • E3474508
    • E3474507
    • E3474932
    • E3475433
    • E3475752
    • E3476223
    • E3476716
    • E3477015
Amount recalled
91731 total

This recall covers 6 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 5 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Updates to the Instructions for Use.

This product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

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Where this came from

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

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Sep 29, 2020 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:36 PM UTC

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