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LeMaitre Embolectomy Catheter recallZ-1750-2025 · LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. · initiated Apr 11, 2025

Open, Classified

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 LeMaitre Vascular, 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.

Where to find your model and lot numbers · What recall classes and statuses mean

Why it was recalled

During internal product testing, it was observed that some packages to have incomplete seals (sterile barrier).

FDA root cause category: Packaging process control

What the company is doing

LeMaitre notified OUS consignees beginning on 04/11/2025, and US consignees on 04/23/2025 via email and letter. Consignees were instructed to not use the devices, immediately quarantine any on hand, and complete and return the response form. Once received a LeMaitre Vascular representative will contact customers to provide return instructions. If the products were transferred or further distributed, customers were instructed to notify those customers and provide a copy of the recall letter.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-1750-2025
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated by the company
Apr 11, 2025
Posted by the FDA
May 12, 2025
Recalling firm
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
Quantity
237,611 units
Product code
DXE
FDA submissions
K022145
Distribution
Nationwide distribution. International distribution to ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CAMBODIA, CANADA, CHILE, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CYPRUS, CZECHIA, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, GUYANA, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MEXICO, MONGOLIA, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NORTH MACEDONIA, NORWAY, OMAN, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKIYE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM.

Product description

TufTex Over-the-Wire Embolectomy Catheter. All Catalog numbers: 1651-34, 1651-38, 1651-44, 1651-48, 1651-58, 1651-64, 1651-68, 1651-78, 1651-84, 1651-88, E1651-34, E1651-38, E1651-44, E1651-48, E1651-64, E1651-68, E1651-78, E1651-84, E1651-88, 1651-44J, 1651-48J, 1651-84J, 1651-88J.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

UDI-DI: 00840663100651, 00840663100668, 00840663100675, 00840663100682, 00840663100699, 00840663100705, 00840663100712, 00840663100729, 00840663107551, 00840663100736, 00840663100743, 00840663100750, 00840663100767, 00840663100774, 00840663100781, 00840663100798, 00840663100804, 00840663100811, 00840663100828, 00840663100835, 00840663107568, 00840663100842, 00840663100859, 00840663100866. Catalog numbers: 1651-34, 1651-38, 1651-44, 1651-48, 1651-68, 1651-78, 1651-84, 1651-88, E1651-34, E1651-38, E1651-44, E1651-48, E1651-64, E1651-68, E1651-78, E1651-84, E1651-88. Lots not expired with the following prefix: OTW, QOT, XOT, COT

Devices named in this recall

22 devices in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.

Product lines

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 96716).

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