ACAT 1 Series Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps, Catalog # IAP-0100, Arrow International, Everett, MA 02149
This recall has been terminated (originally issued January 25, 2008).
- Company
- Arrow International Inc
- Recall Initiated
- November 12, 2007
- Posted
- January 25, 2008
- Terminated
- January 11, 2010
- Recall Number
- Z-0549-2008
- Quantity
- 47 units
- Firm Location
- Reading, PA
- Official Source
- View on FDA website ↗
Reason for Recall
Leak may occur in the helium drive system for the IABP
Distribution
Worldwide- USA, including the states of CA, CO, FL, IN, KS, MA, MO, NV, NY, PA, SC, TN, TX, and WA and countries of Canada, Africa, Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Columbia, Czech Rep, UK, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and Turkey.
Lot / Code Info
SERIAL NOS: 070511A, 070512A, 070513A, 070514A, 070515A, 070516A, 070517A, 070518A, 070519A, 070520A, 070521A, 070522A, 070523A, 070524A, 070525A, 070601A, 070602A, 070603A, 070604A, 070605A, 10708A, 70206A, 70207A, 70208A, 70209A, 70210A, 70301A, 70302A, 70303A, 70304A, 70305A, 70401A, 70402A, 70403A, 70404A, 70405A, 70501A, 70502A, 70503A, 70504A, 70505A, 70506A, 70507A, 70508A, 70509A, 70510A, and 90305A
Root Cause
Material/Component Contamination
Action Taken
Arrow International notified customers by letter dated November, 2007 titled: Urgent Medical Device Field Correction. Customers are instructed to follow the Recommended Action included in the letter while awaiting replacement of the defective component to be performed by service representative.