Reported May 13, 2020 · Terminated

Python Embolectomy Catheters, Sterile EO, CE, Ref numbers/UDI: A4E01/(01)00607915113407; A4E02/(01)00607915113414;…

Applied Medical Resources Corp.

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: Applied Medical Resources Corp · 22872 Avenida Empresa · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA · 92688-2650

Is this the product you have?

8 of 8 products

Products covered by this recall
#BarcodesProduct as published
100607915113407Python Embolectomy Catheters, Sterile EO, CE, Ref numbers/UDI: A4E01/(01)00607915113407
200607915113414A4E02/(01)00607915113414
300607915113421A4E03/(01)00607915113421
400607915113438A4E04/(01)00607915113438
500607915113445A4E05/(01)00607915113445
600607915113452A4E06/(01)00607915113452
700607915113476A4E08/(01)00607915113476
800607915113483A4E09/(01)00607915113483
Lot codes and dates

17 of 17 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
A4E01PYTHON 5MM-40CM
lot numbers 1259463, 1268371, 1274343, 1281314, 1288397, 1291497, 1302766, 1305919, 1312958, 1317578, 1319209, 1324383, 1326383, 1333050, 1338309, 1339544.
A4E02PYTHON 5MM-80CM
lot numbers 1257416, 1268372, 1281315, 1283401, 1293028, 1294897, 1303013, 1305920, 1317579, 1319807, 1324384, 1331435, 1332003, 1338732, 1339490
A4E03PYTHON 9MM-40CM
lot numbers 1256874,1263093,1269005,1276315,1281787,1287079,1298430,1303017, 1308139, 1319211, 1330447, 1331896, 1333407, 1337644, 1341362 (note
lot numbers edited for correctness 4/23/2021)
A4E04PYTHON 9MM-80CM
lot numbers 1255539, 1262756, 1269004, 1276316, 1281786, 1288847, 1293169, 1299257, 1303808, 1312595, 1319212, 1321387, 1325381, 1331884, 1332592, 1337686, 1339491
A4E05PYTHON 11MM-40CM
lot numbers 1263092, 1268170, 1273184, 1278603, 1283650, 1288347, 1292823, 1296020, 1299013, 1305922, 1310451, 1318835, 1320036, 1323535, 1325777, 1330446, 1331328, 1337641, 1339492
A4E06PYTHON 11MM-80CM
lot numbers 1261855, 1268451, 1276317, 1284924, 1290454, 1298079, 1305921, 1310623, 1320183, 1323280, 1330449, 1332579, 1337652, 1339493
A4E08PYTHON 13MM-80CM
lot numbers 1252636, 1259464, 1263484, 1265630, 1266989, 1267854, 1268688, 1276314, 1281784, 1283399, 1287076, 1290936, 1294898, 1303211, 1306288, 1308127, 1312957, 1315919, 1317577, 1319637, 1320236, 1324382, 1332433, 1335657, 1339494
A4E09PYTHON 14MM-80CM
lot numbers 1260019, 1273374, 1281783, 1283770, 1295466, 1299012, 1305368, 1317203, 1317876, 1319210, 1324390, 1330448, 1332593, 1337653, 1339495
Amount recalled
28,799 catheters in total

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

The firm has received reports of tip separation during usage of the catheters, which may expose patients to unintended dislodgement of the tip from the body of the catheter.

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 Jun 1, 2023 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:31 PM UTC

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