Outback LTD Re-Entry Catheter, Sterile, Single Use. The Cordis LuMend OUTBACK LTD Re-Entry Catheter is indicated for placement and positioning of guidewires within the peripheral vasculature. The cannula is a nitinol needle that is used to re-enter the true lumen of the vessel.
Recall
- Recall Number
- Z-0279-2009
- Event Number
- 49392
- Firm
- Cordis Corporation
- FEI Number
- 1016427
- Product Code
- MCW
- Status
- Terminated
- Root Cause
- Other
- Initiated
- August 20, 2008
- Posted
- October 31, 2008
- Terminated
- December 1, 2008
- Address
- 14201 NW 60th Avenue, Miami Lakes, FL, 33014
Description
Outback LTD Re-Entry Catheter, Sterile, Single Use. The Cordis LuMend OUTBACK LTD Re-Entry Catheter is indicated for placement and positioning of guidewires within the peripheral vasculature. The cannula is a nitinol needle that is used to re-enter the true lumen of the vessel.
The Cordis LuMend Outback LTD Re-Entry Catheter - separation rate of the cannula to the deployment slide of the handle assembly is higher than anticipated. The cannula is unable to be retracted into the device after deployment due to a separation of the inner key from the cannula.
U.S. Customers - A Notification of Recall Letter with an Acknowledgement Form was sent overnight to 5 individuals in each account on 08/18/2008. For non-U.S. customers, email notification with return acknowledgement is used to notify the affiliate distributors, who then notify and reconcile the customers in those countries (08/18/2008). Contact Cordis special Customer Service at (800) 551-7683 for assistance.
Worldwide
11,893