Reported Sep 9, 2015 · Terminated

Volcano Pioneer Plus Re-Entry Catheter; Product Code PPLUS20, Catheter for Crossing Total Occlusions. Cardiovascular:…

Volcano Corporation

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: Volcano Corporation · 2870 Kilgore Rd · Rancho Cordova, CA · 95670-6133

Is this the product you have?

  • Volcano Pioneer Plus Re-Entry Catheter; Product Code PPLUS20, Catheter for Crossing Total Occlusions
  • CardiovascularThe Volcano Pioneer Plus Intravascular Ultrasound Re-Entry Catheter (Pioneer Plus) is intended to facilitate the placement and positioning of catheters within the peripheral vasculature
Lot codes and dates
  • Product Code PPLUS20; All lots
Amount recalled
5042 devices

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Due to a manufacturing defect, there is the possibility that a small wire could extend through the catheter shaft of the Pioneer Plus intravascular Ultrasound Guided Re-Entry Catheters.

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 Apr 28, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:49 PM UTC

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