ev3 IntraStent LD Mega Large Diameter Biliary Stent, Model Number: S17-16, ev3, 4600 Nathan Lane North, Plymouth, MN 55442, Catalog Number: 90-2313-000 ev3 IntraStent LD Mega Large Diameter Peripheral Stent, Model Number: S17-16, Catalog Number: 90-2336-000 (not approved within USA).
FDA Recall Z-1126-2008 · Posted 2008-05-06
Recalling FirmEv3, Inc
Recall StatusTerminated
Product CodeFGE
Date Initiated2008-01-18
Date Terminated2008-11-04
Product Quantity66
Reason for Recall
Incorrect information on label: Specific lots of ev3 IntraStent Unmounted Balloon Expandable Stents have the two symbols for length and diameter on the side and end flaps reversed.
Firm Action
ev3 notified all consignees via "Medical Device Recall" letter on 1/18/08. The letter was addressed to the Hospital and it described the device affected and the problem. The letter provided recommendations to segregate the affected devices and requested the return of the "Device Recall Field Action Reconciliation Form."
Root Cause
Labeling Change Control
Distribution Pattern
Worldwide Distribution - USA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, DENMARK, GERMANY, GREECE, HONG KONG, IRAN, IRELAND, ITALY, JORDAN, KUWAIT, LEBANON, NORWAY, POLAND, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, and UNITED KINGDOM.
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.