ZILBS-8-6, ZILVER EXPANDABLE METAL BILIARY STENT SYSTEM, Stent Diameter: 8 MM. Stent Length: 6 CM., Accepts .035'' Wire Guide, Introduction system: 7 FR., Minimum Scope Channel: 2.8 MM., Disposable-Single Use Only, Rx Only, Wilson-Cook Medical GI Endoscopy, 4900 Bethania Station Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27105.
- Company
- Wilson-Cook Medical Inc
- Recall Initiated
- August 21, 2002
- Posted
- November 6, 2003
- Terminated
- December 11, 2003
- Recall Number
- Z-0089-04
- Quantity
- 155 units
- Firm Location
- Winston Salem, NC
Reason for Recall
Complaints were reported of difficulty in stent deployment.
Distribution
The device was distributed nationwide, Ireland and Jordan.
Lot / Code Info
Catalog number: ZILBS-10-4, ZILBS-6-4, ZILBS-8-4, ZILBS-10-6, ZILBS-6-6, ZILBS-8-6, ZILBS-10-8, ZILBS-6-8, ZILBS-8-8, Lot number: 1616783, 1616787, 1622794, 1622798, 1622802, 166958, 1622966, 162970, 162993, 1623007, 1623016, 1626424, 1631805, 1616784, 1616788, 1622795, 1622799, 1622803, 1622959, 1622803, 1622959, 1622963, 1622967, 1622982, 1622994, 1623008, 1623017, 1631388, 1633707, 1616785, 1616789, 1622796, 1622800, 1622804, 1622960, 1622964, 1622968, 1622985, 1623001, 1623009, 1623018, 1631803, 1634239, 1616786, 1616790, 1622797, 1622801, 1622956, 1622961, 1622965, 1622969, 1622986, 1623002, 1623015, 1626423, 1631804, 1635626.
Root Cause
Other
Action Taken
Sales representatives were sent notices via email on April 21, 2002. They were responsible for visiting each of their accounts, inform them of the Market Withdrawal and to return the device for replacement.