Reported Aug 21, 2013 · Terminated

Edwards Lifesciences Anastaflo Intravascular Shunt, Model code IVS12512, IVS1512, IVS17512, IVS2012, IVS2512, IVS3012,…

Edwards Lifesciences, LLC

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: Edwards Lifesciences, LLC · 12050 Lone Peak Pkwy · Draper, UT · 84020-9414

Is this the product you have?

  • Edwards Lifesciences Anastaflo Intravascular Shunt, Model code IVS12512, IVS1512, IVS17512, IVS2012, IVS2512, IVS3012, IVS1530, IVS2030 and IVS25 Anastaflo shunts are intended for use in preventing ischemia by shunting and/ or perfusing blood or cardioplegic solution distal to the anastomosis site during the construction of coronary artery bypass grafts30.
Lot codes and dates

9 of 9 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
IVS12512Lots 58969460 to 59509355
IVS1512Lots 58914820 to 59518788
IVS1530Lots 58911395 to 59473506
IVS17512Lots 58903206 to 59546227
IVS2012Lots 58911394 to 59531271
IVS2030Lots 58932183 to 59504235
IVS2512Lots 58914819 to 59518801
IVS2530Lots 58919317 to 59463362
IVS3012Lots 58966707 to 59514116
Amount recalled
29,618 units

This recall covers 2 products

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

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Edwards Lifesciences is recalling certain lots of the Anastaflo intravascular Shunt due to concerns of excessive adhesive on the shunt body that may interfere with suturing of by-pass grafts.

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 Oct 14, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:03 PM UTC

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