Recall Z-1622-2025 ยท GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories
Maquet Cardiovascular, LLC
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 cut
| Date | Apr 18, 2025 (initiated Mar 20, 2025) |
| Status | Open, Classified |
| Reason | 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. |
| Root cause | Under Investigation by firm |
| Action | 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 recallresponses.qrc |
| Quantity | 22,244 units |
| Distribution | Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Mexico, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, India, Australia, Canada, Brazil, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand. |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K101274 | VASOVIEW HEMOPRO 2 ENDOSCOPIC VESSEL HARVESTING SYSTEM Maquet Cardiovascular, LLC, Jun 11, 2010 |