TriActiv FX Embolic Protection System 7F, Catalog numbers 60040-02 (has 190 cm guidewire) and 60040-03 (has 300 cm guidewire). The devices are comprised of four principal components including the ShieldWire Balloon Guidewire, the Shieldwire Inflator, the FX or LFX Catheter, and the AutoStream Flow Control.
FDA Recall Z-0833-2007 · Posted 2007-05-31
Recalling FirmKensey Nash Corp
Recall StatusTerminated
Product CodeFRO
Date Initiated2007-03-28
Date Terminated2007-08-30
Product Quantity427 kits
Reason for Recall
Insufficient wire sealing
Firm Action
On 3/26/07, the recalling firm left voice mail message with all sales representatives instructing the sales representatives to contact all TriActiv FX accounts immediately. Recall notices were faxed on 3/28/07 to all accounts which received the product. Recall notices instructed the hospitals to quarantine all FX and to contact their sales representative to arrange for retrieval of the product if they had not already been contacted.
Root Cause
Other
Distribution Pattern
Worldwide, including USA and Germany.
Related FDA 510(k) Records
Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.
Official Source
View FDA Recall →Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.