Artisan Control Catheter, model number 04454, manufactured by Hansen Medical, Inc., Mountain View, CA. Steerable guide catheter for human use intended to facilitate manipulation, positioning and control for collecting electrophysiological data within the heart atria.
This recall has been terminated (originally issued September 11, 2008).
- Company
- Hansen Medical Inc
- Recall Initiated
- May 21, 2008
- Posted
- September 11, 2008
- Terminated
- May 27, 2009
- Recall Number
- Z-2106-2008
- Quantity
- 369 units
- Firm Location
- Mountain View, CA
- Official Source
- View on FDA website ↗
Reason for Recall
The catheter's flexible bellows portion may develop a leak. This has the potential to cause loss of hemostasis, flush fluid leakage, and/or introduction of air into the catheter with a risk of subsequent embolism.
Distribution
Class II Recall - Worldwide Distribution ---- including USA and countries of UK, Italy, Germany, and Czech Republic.
Lot / Code Info
Lot numbers: 2182, 2185, 2186, 2199, 2200-2203, 2205, 2206, 2008, 2213-2218, 2220, 2223-2231, 2233, 2234, 2236-2245, 2247, 2249, 2251, 2261-2263, 2265, 2267-2271, 2273, 2274, 2276-2279, 2284, 2288-2297, 2301-2303, 2305, 2309, 2315, 2318, 2320-2322, 2324, 2327, 2328, 2330, 2332, 2334, 2342, 2344-2349, 2351, 2353, 2355-2357, 2359-2363, 2366-2367, 2370, 2370, 2374-2375, 2377-2378, 2381-2382, 2384, 2387-2389, 2391, 2392, 2394,2395, 2397, 2399, 2400, 2404, 2405, 2412, 2417, 2420, 2421, 2423-2426, 2429, 2430, 2432-2434, 2436, 2442, 2444, 2446-2448, 2450, 2453, 2457-2461, 2463-2467, 2469-2472, 2475-2483, 2485-2490, 2494, 2497, 2500, 2502-2504, 2508, 2510, 2512-2518, 2522, 2526, 2529, 2531-2532, 2534, 2536, 2538, 2539, 2547, 2549, 2551, 2553, 2556, 2558-2560, 2562-2565, 2568, 2569, 2571, 2574-2577, 2579, 2581-2582, 2586, 2588-2589, 2591-2596, 2601, 2604, 2609, 2610, 2612, 2617, 2619, 2626, 2627, 2636, 2637, 2639-2642, 2644, 2675, 2682, 2684, 2685, 2688, 2689, 2698-2699, 2701-2707, 2709, 2716, 2720, 2722-2723, 2726-2727, 2729, 2732-2735, 2738, 2741, 2743, 2745, 2746, 2752, 2754-2757, 2761, 2767, 2773-2774, 2776, 2779, 2782, 2783, 2785-2789, 2791, 2797-2798, 2801, 2803-2804, 2806, 2809, 2812, 2814-2815, 2817-2818, 2821, 2822, 2824, 2827, 2829-2831, 2833-2837, 2839, 2843, 2848, 2850, 2854, 2857, 2862, 2865, 2872, 2879, 2882, 2886, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2896, 2898, 2904, 2908-2909, 2913, 2915, 2920, 2922, 2924, 2925, 2930, 2932, and 2940.
Root Cause
Device Design
Action Taken
On May 21, 2008 an Urgent: Voluntary Product Recall Notification was issued. All customers who received affected product were verbally contacted directly by the firm, and were sent a follow up letter, asking them to segregate the product. Replacements will be shipped to them. If you have questions please contact Doug Worth at 1-650-404-5940.