ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-0083-2014 ยท MIH System, Endovascular Graft, Aortic Aneurysm Treatment

Medtronic Vascular, Inc.

Valiant Thoracic Stent Graft with Captivia Delivery System, Talent Thoracic Stent Graft with the Captivia Delivery System.

DateOct 25, 2013 (initiated Sep 19, 2012)
StatusTerminated
ReasonFirm received reports of difficulty in flushing the graft cover of the delivery system during device preparation as required by IFU.
Root causeComponent design/selection
ActionA Medical Device Information letter was sent to all affected customers on September 19, 2012. Additionally, all Medtronic Field Representatives were notified of the issue via a Field Memo
Quantity~1000
DistributionInternational distribution:Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, It lay, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom.
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

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