Medical Device
Manufacturing
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Z-0752-2008

CORDIS "Dura Star" 3.50 x 10 Dilatation Catheter, Catalog # 70110350, Distributed by Cordis Corporation...

Cordis US Corp. / initiated 2008-01-14 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process

Cordis Corporation began a recall of CORDIS "Dura Star" 3.50 x 10 Dilatation Catheter, Catalog # 70110350, Distributed by Cordis Corporation, Miami Lakes, FL 33014 on . The reason FDA records is "Slow Deflation or No Deflation". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-0752-2008
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Cordis US Corp.
Product
CORDIS "Dura Star" 3.50 x 10 Dilatation Catheter, Catalog # 70110350, Distributed by Cordis Corporation, Miami Lakes, FL 33014
Product code
LOX Catheters, Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty, Percutaneous
Reason for recall
Slow Deflation or No Deflation
Root cause tag
manufacturing process
FDA root cause
Process control
Action
Cordis initated the recall on 1/14/2008. For U.S. customers: An Urgent Medical Device Recall letter and an Acknowledgement Form was sent to the following 4 individuals in each account: Cath Lab Director, Operating Room Director, Materials Director, Risk Manager; to be followed up with direct Cordis representative contact to facilitate obtaining signature, faxing form, collecting and returning units. For non-US customers, email notification with return acknowledgement is used to notify the affiliate distributors, who then notify and reconcile the customers in those countries. All users were instructed to immediately set aside product and return it for replacement.
Quantity in commerce
133,300 units total for recalls Z-0747-0824-2008
Distribution
Worldwide.
Product codes and lots
Lot #s: 13175334 13180559 13183022 13189427 13190063 13207208 13208068 13209914 13237270 13245567 13256453 13258616 13260158 13262741 13267862 13271048 13272941 13272942 13275165 13278670 13279267 13288829 13292688 13297292 13301346 13303778 13305481 13310832 13314810 and  13315454