The VASOVIEW HEMOPRO 2 Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System is designed for use in conjunction with the 7 mm extended length endoscope. The Harvesting Cannula has four lumens which house the endoscope, C-Ring, distal lens washer tube, and Harvesting Tool for cutting and cauterizing vessel branches. The Harvesting Tool has two curved jaws. One of the jaws contains the heating elements for branch cutting and cauterization and spot cautery. An area near the tip of the convex side of the jaw is used for spot cautery. The activation toggle is used to control the jaws to activate the heating elements. Positioning the device, cutting, and cauterization are performed under endoscopic visualization. The device is intended for specific use with the VASOVIEW HEMOPRO Power Supply, VASOVIEW HEMOPRO 2 extension cable, and an adapter cable.
Recall
- Recall Number
- Z-1622-2025
- Event Number
- 96439
- Firm
- Maquet Cardiovascular, LLC
- FEI Number
- 2242352
- Product Code
- GEI
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Root Cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Initiated
- March 20, 2025
- Posted
- April 18, 2025
- Address
- 45 Barbour Pond Dr, Wayne, NJ, 07470-2094
Description
The VASOVIEW HEMOPRO 2 Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System is designed for use in conjunction with the 7 mm extended length endoscope. The Harvesting Cannula has four lumens which house the endoscope, C-Ring, distal lens washer tube, and Harvesting Tool for cutting and cauterizing vessel branches. The Harvesting Tool has two curved jaws. One of the jaws contains the heating elements for branch cutting and cauterization and spot cautery. An area near the tip of the convex side of the jaw is used for spot cautery. The activation toggle is used to control the jaws to activate the heating elements. Positioning the device, cutting, and cauterization are performed under endoscopic visualization. The device is intended for specific use with the VASOVIEW HEMOPRO Power Supply, VASOVIEW HEMOPRO 2 extension cable, and an adapter cable.
There have been at least 12 complaints from users as of March 3, 2025, reporting that they identified the ceramic C-Ring to be broken in half during use of the device. The ceramic C-Ring has a potential to break while in use. Maquet/Getinge determined that the issue was limited to the units of VH-4000 and VH-4001 manufactured with ceramic C-Ring, and the ceramic C-Ring was implemented in the Hemopro 2 devices from November 5, 2024, through February 14, 2025.
An URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE NOTIFICATION dated March 2025 was mailed to consignees. The notification provides instructions to users on how to proceed with a procedure if a ceramic C-Ring break occurs. If a consignee has a C-Ring break they are asked to save the device and complete the provided return form so Maquet Cardiovascular can conduct an investigation. Maquet instructs consignees to forward the notification to device users and to facilities to which product was further distributed for their awareness. Consignees are asked to return the provided response form by email to [email protected]. Questions can be directed to Maquet/Getinge Customer Support at 888-880-2874.
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Mexico, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, India, Australia, Canada, Brazil, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand.
22,244 units