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Brand Name: FEM-FLEX II recallZ-2084-2025 · Edwards Lifesciences, LLC · initiated May 14, 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 Edwards Lifesciences, LLC 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

due to complaints received for 3mm to 4mm section wire exposed/protruding from the outside of the cannula body.

FDA root cause category: Under Investigation by firm

What the company is doing

On 05/16/2025, and 05/19/2025, the firm sent via FedEx overnight an "URGENT: PRODUCT RECALL" Letter to customers informing them that Edwards has confirmed a small number of occurrences impacting the OptiSite Arterial Perfusion cannula in which a 3mm to 4mm section of wire, from the wire-reinforcement coil at the cannula tip, was found to be released from the cannula body. The risk for the wire-reinforcement coil protruding out of the cannula body is major tissue damage and hemolysis. Customers are instructed to: " Verify their inventory on the attached customer acknowledgement form. " Share this notice with appropriate clinical staff at their site. " No patient follow-up or notification is necessary. " Return a completed Customer Acknowledgment Form to Edwards eCV Representative or via email to Edwards Customer Service at [email protected] within 15 days of receipt of this notification. " After receiving RGA number, return any impacted product to Edwards at the address below. A credit will be issued upon receipt of returned product. enableCV Distribution Center 6644 W. 2100 S. Suite D West Valley, UT 84128 For questions/assistance contact - Customer Service at 1-888-943-2783, or email: [email protected]

Recall details

Recall number
Z-2084-2025
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated by the company
May 14, 2025
Posted by the FDA
Jul 10, 2025
Recalling firm
Edwards Lifesciences, LLC
Quantity
13240
Product code
DQR
FDA submissions
K140208
Distribution
Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of ALABAMA, ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, Puerto Rico, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN and the countries of Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, CANARY ISLANDS, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Kingdom.

Product description

Brand Name: FEM-FLEX II Product Name: Femoral Arterial Cannula Model/Catalog Number: FEMII018A Software Version: N/A Product Description: The Edwards FEMFLEXII Femoral Perfusion Cannluae provides or establishes arterial perfusion in the extracorporeal circuit for d 6 hours. Component: No

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Lot Code: Model No: FEMII018A; UDI: 0069013031256; All lots up to: BSLC9148 Serial Numbers: 130468 130599 130704 130848 130953 131048 131286 131430 131626 131774 131775 132004 132005 132510 BSLC0025 BSLC0121 BSLC0422 BSLC1115 BSLC1470 BSLC4161 BSLC4472 BSLC5041 BSLC5293 BSLC5842 BSLC6163 BSLC6164 BSLC7336 BSLC7794 BSLC8660 BSLC9148

Other devices under the same FDA submission

5 devices cleared under K140208 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 96943).

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