HEMASHIELD PLATINUM Woven Double Velour Vascular Graft-4 Branch, Product Code: M00202175926P0 - Product Usage: for use in the replacement or repair of arteries affected with aneurysmal or occlusive disease.
- Company
- Maquet Cardiovascular, Llc
- Recall Initiated
- April 7, 2020
- Terminated
- November 5, 2021
- Recall Number
- Z-1880-2020
- Firm Location
- Wayne, NJ
Reason for Recall
Potential small holes at the seam lines of Hemashield branches causing intra-operative bleeding at the seam lines of the branches of Hemashield grafts
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution and the countries of Dubai, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Japan, Canada, China, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, UK, Hongkong, Italy, Korea, Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Sweden.
Lot / Code Info
Serial Numbers: 1136624666 1141287370 1145851672 1148863744 1149775174 1141180252 1148845748 1148847286 1148860100 1149750672 1157249639 1157251155 1157376991
Root Cause
Process design
Action Taken
Getinge issued a customer notification - Urgent Medical Device Removal on April 7, 2020 via FedEx 2-day delivery with signature required. Letter states reason for recall, health risk, and action to take: Examine your inventory immediately to determine if you have any affected HEMASHIELD GOLD Knitted Microvel Double Velour Vascular Graft and/or HEMASHIELD PLATINUM Woven Double Velour Vascular Graft products. If you have affected product that are listed in attachment 1 on page 5, please remove the affected products from areas of use. "If you have affected product to return, please contact Getinge Customer Support at (888) 9GETUSA / (888) 9438872 (press option 2) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time to request a return authorization number (RMA) and shipping instructions. Please fill out the customer response form on page 4 with the required information. "Pack the product to be returned with the appropriate return documents and, using the shipping instructions provided. Please arrange for pickup with the designated delivery service provider. Whether you have the affected product or not, please complete and return the form (page 4) to acknowledge this recall by e-mailing a scanned copy to Hemashield2020.ACT@getinge.com or by faxing the form to (973) 807-9205 Questions, please contact your Getinge representative or call the Getinge Customer Support at (888) 9GETUSA / (888) 9438872 (press option 2) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.