FDA-Device2022-11-23Class II
TufTex Embolectomy Catheter, Model No. This catheter has a latex balloon and a single lumen extrusion. It is inserted using a guidewire or introducer. The devices affected by this recall are 3F and 4F..
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
Hazard
Three lots tied by two trainees were released without performing the required pull test. If tied with inadequate strength, the proximal ligature could slip toward the tip of the catheter and block the inflation hole, leading to the risk of the tip breaking off, and potentially becoming lost in the blood vessel.
Sold states
No US distribution. Foreign distribution to United Kingdom, Germany, France, Sweden, Austria, and Italy.
Affected count
72 (OUS only)
Manufactured in
32 3rd Ave, N/A, Burlington, MA, United States
Products
TufTex Embolectomy Catheter, Model No. This catheter has a latex balloon and a single lumen extrusion. It is inserted using a guidewire or introducer. The devices affected by this recall are 3F and 4F..
Official notice
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-0228-2023Don't want to check this manually?
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