ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-2080-2025 ยท DQR Cannula, Catheter

Edwards Lifesciences, LLC

Brand Name: Optisite Arterial Cannula Product Name: Optisite Arterial Cannula Model/Catalog Number: OPTI16 Software Version: N/A Product Description: Cardiac cannula. The Edwards OptiSite Arterial Perfusion Cannluae provides or establishes arterial perfusion in the extracorporeal circuit for d 6 hours. Component: No.

DateJul 10, 2025 (initiated May 14, 2025)
StatusOpen, Classified
Reasondue to complaints received for 3mm to 4mm section wire exposed/protruding from the outside of the cannula body.
Root causeUnder Investigation by firm
ActionOn 05/16/2025, and 05/19/2025, the firm sent via FedEx overnight an "URGENT: PRODUCT RECALL" Letter to customers informing them that Edwards has confirmed a small number of occurrences impacting the OptiSite Arterial Perfusion cannula in which a 3mm to 4mm section of wire, from the wire-reinforcement coil at the cannula tip, was found to be released from the cannula body. The risk for the wire-reinforcement coil protruding out of the cannula body is major tissue damage and hemolysis. Customers are instructed to: " Verify their inventory on the attached customer acknowledgement form. " Share t
Quantity27022
DistributionWorldwide - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of ALABAMA, ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESO
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

510(k) clearances named in this recall

K07355918 FR. RMI ARTERIAL PERFUSION CANNULA II, 20 FR. RMI ARTERIAL PERFUSION CANNULA II
Edwards Lifesciences Research Medical, Jan 31, 2008