FDA Enforcement Class I Terminated

Medtronic Sutureless Pump Connector Revision Kit, model 8578. Contents: catheter interface with attached sutureless pump connector, catheter, connector pin, and strain-relief sleeve to be used with Medtronic SynchroMed implantable drug infusion pumps. Contents of inner package are STERILE. The Medtronic Model 8578 Sutureless Pump Connector Revision Kit is used when a pump connector for an Indura 1P Model 8709 or Model 8709SC catheter is required. The 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 an Indura 1P Model 8709 or Model 8709SC catheter. The catheter connects to the pump with the Model 8578 sutureless pump connector at the catheter port.

Recall: Z-1573-2013 · Reported July 3, 2013

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-1573-2013
Event ID
65342
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Medtronic Neuromodulation
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
July 3, 2013
Initiation Date
June 3, 2013
Classification Date
June 25, 2013
Termination Date
April 7, 2014
Address
7000 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55432-3568, United States

Description

Medtronic Sutureless Pump Connector Revision Kit, model 8578. Contents: catheter interface with attached sutureless pump connector, catheter, connector pin, and strain-relief sleeve to be used with Medtronic SynchroMed implantable drug infusion pumps. Contents of inner package are STERILE. The Medtronic Model 8578 Sutureless Pump Connector Revision Kit is used when a pump connector for an Indura 1P Model 8709 or Model 8709SC catheter is required. The 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 an Indura 1P Model 8709 or Model 8709SC catheter. The catheter connects to the pump with the Model 8578 sutureless pump connector at the catheter port.

Reason

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.

Code Info

Product having a Use By Date prior to 25 Aug 2014

Distribution

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.

Quantity

115,722 total