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SOUNDSTAR eco 8F and 10F Diagnostic Ultrasound Catheters.… recallZ-0003-2016 · Biosense Webster, Inc. · initiated Sep 10, 2015

Class II Terminated All recalls posted in October 2015

Is my device affected?

  1. Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
  2. If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Biosense Webster, Inc. or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
  3. Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.

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Why it was recalled

Image disappeared from the cardiac ultrasound system when the CARTO 3 EP Navigation System needed restarting while the patient was experiencing pericardial effusion. Affects the CARTOSOUND Module of the CARTO 3 EP Navigation System when used with the SOUNDSTAR eco 8F and 10F Diagnostic Ultrasound Catheters. New precautions added.

FDA root cause category: Device Design

What the company is doing

A Customer Notification Letter and Acknowledgement Form was distributed to customers on 09/10/15. One letter and form was sent via express mail, addressed to the Risk Management Office and one additional letter and form was sent by the firm's account representative to the Electrophysiology (EP/Cardiology Lab directly at the customer site. The firm's notification letter stated that they want to emphasize the following statement "The intra-cardiac ultrasound image will disappear if the CARTO 3 EP Navigation System power is disrupted and this may present a safety issue if the EP is using the ultrasound to monitor the patien during EP procedure. The ultrasound image will not reappear until the CARTO 3 System is restored." The firm will be updating the product labeling to further reinforce the precautionary statement. The firm requests that customers take the following actions: 1. Read the Field Safety Notification carefully. 2. Pass on this notification to anyone in the facility that needs to be informed of this issue, including appropriate clinical personnel involved in the use of SOUNDSTAR eco Catheters. 3. Review, complete, sign and return the attached Acknowledgement Form in accordance with the instructions on the form. 4. Maintain a copy of this letter with the product. 5. Maintain awareness of the Field Safety Notification For any questions the firm states to contact the BWI sales representative.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-0003-2016
Recall class
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Sep 10, 2015
Posted by the FDA
Oct 1, 2015
Recalling firm
Biosense Webster, Inc.
Quantity
1035 (U.S.)
Product code
OBJ
FDA submissions
K140318
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution. US nationwide, Italy, Canada, Japan, China, Singapore, Colombia, England, Russia, Spain, France, Germany, Finland, Ireland, Australia, Sweden, Hungary, India, Brazil, Slovenia, Netherlands, Mexico, and South Africa.

Product description

SOUNDSTAR eco 8F and 10F Diagnostic Ultrasound Catheters. For intra-cardiac and intra-luminal visualization of cardiac and great vessel anatomy and physiology as well as visualization of other devices in the heart.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Catalog #: 10439236, 10439072, 10439011, 10438577

Other devices under the same FDA submission

2 devices cleared under K140318 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

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