Recall Z-1129-2008 ยท FGE Stents, Drains And Dilators For The Biliary Ducts
Ev3, Inc
ev3 IntraStent LD Max Large Diameter Biliary Stent, Model Number: S18-16, ev3, 4600 Nathan Lane North, Plymouth, MN 55442, Catalog Number: 90-2319-000. ev3 IntraStent LD Max Large Diameter Peripheral Stent Model Number: S18-16, Catalog Number: 90-2337-000 (not approved within USA).
| Date | May 6, 2008 (initiated Jan 18, 2008) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Incorrect information on label: Specific lots of ev3 IntraStent Unmounted Balloon Expandable Stents have the two symbols for length and diameter on the side and end flaps reversed. |
| Root cause | Labeling Change Control |
| Action | ev3 notified all consignees via "Medical Device Recall" letter on 1/18/08. The letter was addressed to the Hospital and it described the device affected and the problem. The letter provided recommendations to segregate the affected devices and requested the return of the "Device Recall Field Action Reconciliation Form." |
| Quantity | 12 |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - USA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, DENMARK, GERMANY, GREECE, HONG KONG, IRAN, IRELAND, ITALY, JORDAN, KUWAIT, LEBANON, NORWAY, POLAND, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, and UNITED KINGDOM. |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K980290 | ITI STENT Intratherapeutics, Inc., Jul 21, 1998 |