Medtronic Pipeline Vantage Embolization Device with Shield… recallZ-1246-2025 · Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · initiated Jan 30, 2025
Open, Classified
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Why it was recalled
Use of embolization device with diameters greater-than-or-equal-to 4mm may lead to incomplete wall apposition and/or braid deformation (fish-mouthing/braid narrowing/braid collapse) noted during procedure and post-procedure, typically noted at 6-12 month imaging follow-up, potentially can lead to thrombosis and/or serious adverse events. Higher risk in females less-than-or-equal-to 45 years of age
FDA root cause category: Device Design
What the company is doing
On 1/30/2025, Medtronic Neurovascular mailed "Urgent Safety and Labeling Notification" recall notices to healthcare professions who were asked to do the following: Removal (retrieval) is isolated to unused inventory of the Pipeline Vantage 027 devices: 1) Remove and quarantine all unused impacted products in your inventory. 2) Return the impacted products to firm. Firm representative can assist with identifying suitable replacement product. Correction of Instructions for Use applies to Pipeline Vantage 021 devices: The key updates are: 1) Appropriate device diameter and length selection to account for complex anatomy. 2) Techniques to deploy Pipeline Vantage compared to Pipeline Shield using a balance of device tension and compression to achieve adequate wall apposition and landing around curves. 2) Warnings about the consequences of incomplete wall apposition and suboptimal deployment and the increased risk of braid deformation in females, especially in females less-than-or-equal-to 45 years of age. Updated IFU M067713CDOC2 Rev. A (01/2025) was sent with the notice and can be found at: https://manuals.medtronic.com/manuals/ Share this communication within your organization, with other organizations where impacted devices have been transferred, and any other associated organizations that may be impacted by this action. Please maintain a copy of this letter for your records and the records of your patients. Complete and return the customer confirmation form via email to [email protected] Questions can be directed to the firm at [email protected] or call at 1(800) 633-8766 (US Toll free) or (763) 514-4000 (Worldwide), available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1246-2025
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated by the company
- Jan 30, 2025
- Posted by the FDA
- Mar 5, 2025
- Recalling firm
- Micro Therapeutics, Inc.
- Quantity
- 7820
- Product code
- OUT
- FDA submissions
- P100018
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide): PR, OK, CA, MD, FL, NY, WA, MI, AL, NV, MN, NJ, IL, OH, AK, CT, TN, MO, TX, ID, AZ, WI, PA, OR, SD, VA, CO, GA, KY, IN, AR, MA, LA, NE, MT, ME, SC, DC, NC, ND, NM, IA, UT, KS, WV, NH, HI, RI. And OUS (foreign) countries of: Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Canary Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Martinique, Mexico, Republic Of Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Northern Ireland, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vietnam
Product description
Medtronic Pipeline Vantage Embolization Device with Shield Technology, REF: PED3-021-350-16, PED3-021-250-14, PED3-021-350-20, PED3-021-250-20, PED3-021-300-16, PED3-021-300-20, PED3-021-275-12, PED3-021-275-16, PED3-021-325-12, PED3-021-325-14, PED3-021-325-16, PED3-021-325-20, PED3-021-250-12, PED3-021-300-14, PED3-021-250-16, PED3-021-300-12, PED3-021-275-14, PED3-021-350-14, PED3-021-350-25, PED3-021-350-12, PED3-021-250-10, PED3-021-275-20, PED3-021-350-18, PED3-021-325-18, PED3-021-275-18, PED3-021-250-18, PED3-021-300-18; and Instructions for Use, Part: M056989CDOC2
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
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Instructions for Use, Version: Rev. A (01/2024). REF/UDI-DI/Lot: PED3-021-350-16/00847536030701, 00847536035195, 00847536036529/B317460, B327449, B335184, B340948, B349032, B389162, B392918, B424454, B430015, B495821, B497938, B547396, B550307, B551615, B559033, B603377, B623564, B656863, B656887, B658904, B692346, B715057, B715058, B715541, B726894, B735821, B735823, B756029, B756030, B760210, B760211, B768202, B768387, B769453, B770633, B807494; PED3-021-250-14/00847536030411, 00847536034907, 00847536036239/B317936 B332767, B333492, B333536, B334545, B376967, B388041, B391185, B399354, B416713, B431395, B452416, B457963, B467691, B476239, B564173, B564970, B574472, B580923, B629372, B630998, B670305, B673035, B699576, B707568, B709193, B736698, B736893, B739090, B739091, B795110, B796586, B800827, B801770; PED3-021-350-20/00847536030725, 00847536035218, 00847536036543/B319436, B336571, B379993, B383427, B389708, B400103, B400599, B403612, B407062, B415211, B446722, B483987, B490972, B492403, B494049, B552487, B559741, B591782, B591864, B592074, B622656, B626023, B648708, B684905, B715692, B719565, B719567, B719659, B726923, B728926, B735667, B756330, B765053, B768231, B770237, B770248, B792630; PED3-021-250-20/00847536030442, 00847536034938, 00847536036260/B321465, B337378, B360749, B371070, B412868, B467843, B477487, B488713, B548244, B557602, B644034, B673388, B679822, B684208, B686727, B695486, B698571, B703035, B708080, B709204, B711078, B746067, B757056, B757060, B761030, B771498, B775215, B789892, B790055; PED3-021-300-16/00847536030541, 00847536035034, 00847536036369/B321725, B338497, B405720, B418200, B570723, B574473, B603375, B604477, B656277, B658580, B659806, B666425, B681289, B691752, B699606, B703209, B707982, B711365, B725679, B736659, B738114, B769551, B769582, B798864; PED3-021-300-20/00847536030565, 00847536035058, 00847536036383/B322263, B336066, B347327, B376257, B405892, B414535, B458672, B458776, B469040, B490920, B495292, B563197, B607500, B607501, B635214, B636992, B656299, B656355, B657960, B668529, B678482, B680045, B681190, B712110, B712111, B718522, B720923, B725457, B732895, B735956, B737156, B737367, B748272, B748683, B749541, B775230, B778774, B780044; PED3-021-275-12/00847536030466, 00847536034952, 00847536036284/B323044, B383016, B391275, B399486, B454385, B468406, B623580, B623583, B624424, B657776, B666498, B669520, B670179, B670226, B710976, B743820, B743822, B754659, B762034, B768199, B798851; PED3-021-275-16/00847536030480, 00847536034976, 00847536036307/B323046, B361987, B406342, B414102, B458076, B468915, B477868, B558538, B562688, B563304, B603078, B654235, B656399, B657059, B666486, B669610,B670343, B677246, B699308, B736874, B743098, B755194, B755196, B755673, B769461, B771317, B775167, B775168; PED3-021-325-12/00847536030602, 00847536035096, 00847536036420/B324297, B407597, B418843, B494876, B561787, B592073, B623579, B629046, B676507, B678997, B716220, B741395, B751748, B787015, B787017; PED3-021-325-14/00847536030619, 00847536035102, 00847536036437/B324809, B347993, B362685, B459598, B558177, B563209, B575964, B580901, B628946, B675724, B678948, B681904, B714342, B714344, B733352, B733353, B769593, B790478; PED3-021-325-16/00847536030626, 00847536035119, 00847536036444/B324954, B339033, B371691, B418451, B460439, B495941, B603378, B604475, B623578, B624422, B660509, B664402, B666503, B667510, B667920, B668523, B680717, B681747, B733912, B739722, B739723, B739724, B746618, B794191, B794192; PED3-021-325-20/00847536030640, 00847536035133, 00847536036468/B325613, B371743, B418905, B421650, B463895, B487451, B495368, B591952, B591955, B644630, B644769, B644809, B657857, B659135, B659138, B659243, B684852, B716733, B716735, B741305, B741316, B741321, B787131; PED3-021-250-12/00847536030404, 00847536034891, 00847536036222/B326236, B335270, B387931, B390988, B394283, B421249, B477292, B497244, B578963, B664457, B666521, B667945, B669726, B696189, B719158, B724199, B724200.B724764, B741102, B746521, B764797, B764798, B787764, B787765, B787766, B793905; PED3-021-300-14/00847536030534, 00847536035027, 00847536036352/B327828, B335957, B346789, B393640, B399293, B403772, B456576, B547554, B568649, B575299, B631125, B631126, B649258, B650123, B652886, B657773, B683152, B711496, B712157, B712158, B732804, B732807, B754755, B754756, B754757, B760951, B760953, B768142, B769947, B789256; PED3-021-250-16/00847536030428, 00847536034914, 00847536036246/B328095, B416673, B452284, B478579, B494048, B565441, B573470, B575302, B628868, B628869, B630965, B656206, B666535, B667323, B668743, B739139, B739405, B739408, B754155, B754886, B754888, B755651, B794406, B794408, B794426; PED3-021-300-12/00847536030527, 00847536035010, 00847536036345/B338969, B345449, B346121, B361988, B405158, B418358, B454923, B551608, B561782, B562698, B563303, B575894, B677108, B677319, B699289, B703245, B718483, B718491, B739905, B744728, B760716, B766588; PED3-021-275-14/00847536030473, 00847536034969, 00847536036291/B343142, B361366, B379727, B429213, B448933, B452378, B461124, B601345, B607550, B624425, B626121, B678023, B680119, B711192, B713287, B724745, B744169, B744175, B744176, B770971, B770988; PED3-021-350-14/00847536030695, 00847536035188, 00847536036512/B349031, B372357, B388981, B391924, B399969, B421758, B445867, B491603, B492310, B497318, B596593, B629649, B630549, B631109, B670495, B678371, B679957, B713023, B713796, B740630, B740631, B742526, B743935, B753618; PED3-021-350-25/00847536030732, 00847536035225, 00847536036550/B364361, B393438, B403082, B419021, B422233, B430531, B437842, B447224, B488266, B616574, B624414, B629444, B629660, B672265, B672892, B673364, B717131, B717132, B724110, B733587, B733590, B741976, B761681, B768780, B771211, B772034, B773456, B773457; PED3-021-350-12/00847536030688, 00847536035171, 00847536036505/B368529, B406425, B419491, B490325, B496666, B497114, B611908, B615889, B616569, B643508, B643509, B644619, B657109, B658427, B659171, B690687, B715610, B715612, B716621, B742378, B746455, B787264; PED3-021-250-10/00847536030398, 00847536036215, 00847536034884/B387475, B390553, B427939, B490270, B575123, B578342, B628755, B654233, B666402, B670376, B693553, B707945, B711113, B740699, B764024, B764025, B766116, B769419, B797931, B801945; PED3-021-275-20/00847536030503, 00847536034990, 00847536036321/B391792, B398628, B418296, B452832, B461730, B497830, B548241, B567772, B655966, B656945, B666505, B671729, B677211, B679094, B680758, B693403, B699179, B711385, B725638, B725639, B736012, B736612, B737225, B751998, B756411, B797986; PED3-021-350-18/00847536036536/B798906; PED3-021-325-18/00847536036451/B800239; PED3-021-275-18/00847536036314/B805162; PED3-021-250-18/00847536036253/B805488; PED3-021-300-18/00847536036376/B807417
Devices named in this recall
27 devices in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-250-14Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall2 deaths4 reports
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-250-16Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall4 reports
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-350-14Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall4 reports
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-250-10Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall3 reports
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-275-12Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall1 report
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-275-20Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall1 report
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-300-14Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall1 report
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-350-12Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall1 report
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-350-16Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall1 report
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-350-20Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall1 report
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-350-25Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall1 death1 report
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-250-12Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall0 reports
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-250-18Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall0 reports
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-250-20Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall0 reports
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-275-14Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall0 reports
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-275-16Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall0 reports
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-275-18Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall0 reports
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-300-12Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall0 reports
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-300-16Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall0 reports
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-300-18Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall0 reports
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-300-20Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall0 reports
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-325-12Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall0 reports
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-325-14Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall0 reports
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-325-16Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall0 reports
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-325-18Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall0 reports
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-325-20Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall0 reports
- PipelineTM Vantage Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED3-021-350-18Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall0 reports
Other devices under the same FDA submission
265 devices cleared under P100018 are not named by identifier in this recall. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.
- Pipeline TM Flex Embolization Device with Shield Technology TM PED2-300-12Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter2 recalls1 report
- PIPELINE PED-500-20Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall31 reports
- PIPELINE PED-500-35Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall1 death29 reports
- PIPELINE PED-500-16Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall2 deaths27 reports
- PIPELINE PED-500-25Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall1 death23 reports
- PIPELINE PED-500-30Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall21 reports
- PIPELINE PED-450-25Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall20 reports
- PIPELINE PED-475-30Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall1 death19 reports
- PipelineTM Flex Embolization Device with Shield TechnologyTM PED2-500-12Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter67 reports
- PIPELINE PED-400-25Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall17 reports
- PIPELINE PED-475-14Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall16 reports
- PIPELINE PED-450-35Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter1 recall1 death15 reports
Other products in the same recall event
The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 96168).
- Z-1245-2025 · Open, ClassifiedMedtronic Pipeline Vantage Embolization Device with Shield Technology, REF: PED3-027-350-12, PED3-027-350-14, PED3-027-350-16, PED3-027-350-20, PED3-027-350-25, PED3-027-400-12, PE…
Sources and updates
- Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
- Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.
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