FDA Recall Terminated

HEMASHIELD PLATINUM Woven Double Velour Vascular Graft- 1 Branch, Product Code: M00202175828P0 - Product Usage: for use in the replacement or repair of arteries affected with aneurysmal or occlusive disease.

Recall: Z-1872-2020 · Initiated April 7, 2020

Recall

Recall Number
Z-1872-2020
Event Number
85420
Firm
Maquet Cardiovascular, LLC
FEI Number
2242352
Product Code
MAL
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Process design
Initiated
April 7, 2020
Terminated
November 5, 2021
Address
45 Barbour Pond Dr, Wayne, NJ, 07470-2094

Description

HEMASHIELD PLATINUM Woven Double Velour Vascular Graft- 1 Branch, Product Code: M00202175828P0 - Product Usage: for use in the replacement or repair of arteries affected with aneurysmal or occlusive disease.

Reason

Potential small holes at the seam lines of Hemashield branches causing intra-operative bleeding at the seam lines of the branches of Hemashield grafts

Action

Getinge issued a customer notification - Urgent Medical Device Removal on April 7, 2020 via FedEx 2-day delivery with signature required. Letter states reason for recall, health risk, and action to take: Examine your inventory immediately to determine if you have any affected HEMASHIELD GOLD Knitted Microvel Double Velour Vascular Graft and/or HEMASHIELD PLATINUM Woven Double Velour Vascular Graft products. If you have affected product that are listed in attachment 1 on page 5, please remove the affected products from areas of use. "If you have affected product to return, please contact Getinge Customer Support at (888) 9GETUSA / (888) 9438872 (press option 2) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time to request a return authorization number (RMA) and shipping instructions. Please fill out the customer response form on page 4 with the required information. "Pack the product to be returned with the appropriate return documents and, using the shipping instructions provided. Please arrange for pickup with the designated delivery service provider. Whether you have the affected product or not, please complete and return the form (page 4) to acknowledge this recall by e-mailing a scanned copy to [email protected] or by faxing the form to (973) 807-9205 Questions, please contact your Getinge representative or call the Getinge Customer Support at (888) 9GETUSA / (888) 9438872 (press option 2) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

Distribution

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution and the countries of Dubai, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Japan, Canada, China, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, UK, Hongkong, Italy, Korea, Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Sweden.