Recall Z-1086-06 ยท DYB Introducer, Catheter
St. Jude Medical / Daig Division
St. Jude AGILIS Steerable Introducer, Reorder number 408304 and 408308 (Australia). Sterile EO. St. Jude Medical Daig Division, Inc., Minnetonka, MN 55345-2126 USA. This St. Jude Medical (SJM) Agilis Steerable Catheter Introducer Set consists of a dilator, guidewire, and steerable sheath, which is designed to provide flexible catheter positioning in the cardiac anatomy. The steerable introduce
| Date | Jun 3, 2006 (initiated Apr 14, 2006) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | St Jude Medical has determined that a limited number of Agilis Steerable Introducers manufactured in late 2005 are susceptible to the hemostasis hub leaking or separating from the handle. The risks that exist are related to the loss of hemostasis through the Agilis introducer and/or the possibility of air or foreign body being introduced into the patient with resultant embolism. |
| Root cause | Other |
| Action | A Field Action Notification, dated 04/13/06, was sent to hospital's Electrophysiology labs (cath labs) and to physicians. This Notification describes the issue, the risk to patient, identifies lot numbers of product affected and states that a SJM Rep will be contacting them soon. The SJM Reps visited the hospitals to verify they received the notification and retrieve affected product. Replacement product will be provided at no charge. EXPANDED RECALL A Field Action Notification, dated 06/01/06, was sent to hospital's Electrophysiology labs (cath labs) and to the physicians who report |
| Quantity | 2,489 EXPANDED RECALL an additional 281 devices |
| Distribution | World wide- USA states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV. ---Foreign includes: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Lichtenstein, Netherlands, Norway, South |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K042623 | AGILIS STEERABLE CATHETER INTRODUCER, MODEL 408304 St. Jude Medical, Daig Division, Inc., Jan 27, 2005 |