FDA-Device2013-07-03Class I

Medtronic INDURA 1P Intrathecal Catheter, model 8709SC. Contents: 81.4-cm catheter with length markers and guide wire, 15 T-gauge introducer needle, Sutureless pump connector with attached 7.6-cm catheter and Connector pin, Transparent Strain-relief sleeves, and anchors. Contents of inner package are STERILE. The implantable Medtronic INDURA 1P Model 8709SC Intrathecal Catheter is part of an infusion system that stores and delivers parenteral drugs to the intrathecal space. The implanted i

Medtronic Neuromodulation
Hazard

The Sutureless Connector (SC) Intrathecal Catheter connector has been redesigned to reduce the potential for occlusion at the catheter to pump interface. Medtronic is removing the unused products from the market that were manufactured with the previous design, and recommend the previous design no longer be used due to greater potential for misalignment and subsequent occlusion.

Sold states
Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Martinique, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Affected count
115,7422 total
Manufactured in
7000 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN, United States
Products
Medtronic INDURA 1P Intrathecal Catheter, model 8709SC. Contents: 81.4-cm catheter with length markers and guide wire, 15 T-gauge introducer needle, Sutureless pump connector with attached 7.6-cm catheter and Connector pin, Transparent Strain-relief sleeves, and anchors. Contents of inner package are STERILE. The implantable Medtronic INDURA 1P Model 8709SC Intrathecal Catheter is part of an infusion system that stores and delivers parenteral drugs to the intrathecal space. The implanted infusion system components consist of a Medtronic pump and a Model 8709SC catheter. The catheter connects to the pump at the catheter port.

Official notice

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1575-2013

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