BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Open, Classified

    TufTex Over-the-Wire Embolectomy Catheter. All Catalog numbers: 1651-34, 1651-38, 1651-44, 1651-48, 1651-58, 1651-64, 1651-68, 1651-78, 1651-84, 1651-88, E1651-34, E1651-38, E1651-44, E1651-48, E1651-64, E1651-68, E1651-78, E1651-84, E1651-88, 1651-44J, 1651-48J, 1651-84J, 1651-88J.

    Recall: Z-1750-2025 · Initiated April 11, 2025

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-1750-2025
    Event Number
    96716
    Firm
    LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
    FEI Number
    1220948
    Product Code
    DXE
    Status
    Open, Classified
    Root Cause
    Packaging process control
    Initiated
    April 11, 2025
    Posted
    May 12, 2025
    Address
    32 3rd Ave, Burlington, MA, 01803-4414

    Description

    TufTex Over-the-Wire Embolectomy Catheter. All Catalog numbers: 1651-34, 1651-38, 1651-44, 1651-48, 1651-58, 1651-64, 1651-68, 1651-78, 1651-84, 1651-88, E1651-34, E1651-38, E1651-44, E1651-48, E1651-64, E1651-68, E1651-78, E1651-84, E1651-88, 1651-44J, 1651-48J, 1651-84J, 1651-88J.

    Reason

    During internal product testing, it was observed that some packages to have incomplete seals (sterile barrier).

    Action

    LeMaitre notified OUS consignees beginning on 04/11/2025, and US consignees on 04/23/2025 via email and letter. Consignees were instructed to not use the devices, immediately quarantine any on hand, and complete and return the response form. Once received a LeMaitre Vascular representative will contact customers to provide return instructions. If the products were transferred or further distributed, customers were instructed to notify those customers and provide a copy of the recall letter.

    Distribution

    Nationwide distribution. International distribution to ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CAMBODIA, CANADA, CHILE, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CYPRUS, CZECHIA, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, GUYANA, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MEXICO, MONGOLIA, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NORTH MACEDONIA, NORWAY, OMAN, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKIYE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM.

    Quantity

    237,611 units