Reported Apr 1, 2026 · Ongoing

16F Dual Valved Splittable Sheath Introducer (bulk, non-sterile), REF: FCL-174-00/B

Merit Medical Systems, 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: Merit Medical Systems, Inc. · 1600 W Merit Pkwy · South Jordan, UT · 84095-2416

Is this the product you have?

  • 16F Dual Valved Splittable Sheath Introducer (bulk, non-sterile)
  • REFFCL-174-00/B
Lot codes and dates
  • REFUDI-DI/Lot:
  • FCL-174-00/B

    191 of 191 codes

    • 00884450522196/I2362705
    • I2370091
    • I2370711
    • I2370712
    • I2377840
    • I2377841
    • I2391548
    • I2397290
    • I2415120
    • I2417400
    • I2417401
    • I2417402
    • I2428656
    • I2428657
    • I2428658
    • I2428659
    • I2469204
    • I2469205
    • I2469206
    • I2469207
    • I2473119
    • I2485668
    • I2485669
    • I2485670
    • I2485671
    • I2485672
    • I2485673
    • I2485674
    • I2485675
    • I2496785
    • I2496787
    • I2496790
    • I2516610
    • I2516611
    • I2516612
    • I2516613
    • I2516614
    • I2516615
    • I2539710
    • I2539711
    • I2539713
    • I2539714
    • I2539715
    • I2539717
    • I2561078
    • I2561079
    • I2561081
    • I2561082
    • I2573969
    • I2606642
    • I2606643
    • I2606644
    • I2606645
    • I2619459
    • I2621646
    • I2621647
    • I2621648
    • I2621649
    • I2621650
    • I2621651
Amount recalled
368,264

This recall covers 5 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 4 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

16F dual-valved splittable sheath introducer due to a design defect, may not split as intended, which may result in hemorrhage, foreign bodies, procedure delay, embolization/thrombosis, impaired catheter function, loss of vessel for future vascular access.

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, 6:56 PM UTC

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