Visions PV .014P RX Digital IVUS Catheter recallZ-2221-2025 · Volcano Corp · initiated Jun 13, 2025
Open, Classified
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Why it was recalled
Reports of IVUS catheter and guide wire entanglement during radial-to-peripheral procedures, due to catheter use without appropriate sheath and/or guide catheter, which may require further intervention, such as surgical removal; Firm is restating instructions for use and adding: "Use a guide sheath of appropriate length to provide adequate support to the rapid exchange IVUS catheter and guidewire"
What the company is doing
On 6/13/2025, correction notices were mailed to customers who were asked to do the following: As per standard practice, take precautions when advancing or removing a catheter in complex vessel anatomies. Do not force a catheter into a narrow vessel or tight stenosis. Be aware that vessel calcification, tortuosity, and untreated vessel spasm are key components of complex vascular anatomy. If the initial guidewire faces resistance or requires further manipulation, consider this to be an indicator of complex patient anatomy. The Instructions for Use currently contains the following related precautions for the user: "Do not advance the guide wire against significant resistance. If binding occurs between the catheter and the guide wire while inside the patient, CAREFULLY REMOVE BOTH the wire and catheter and do not use. If binding occurs outside of the patient, remove the catheter and do not use." Using a long radial sheath avoids this issue by preventing the catheter and guidewire from getting entangled within the sheath. The Instructions for Use highlights the minimum sheath/guide catheter Inner Diameter which does not prevent such complications; therefore, a new precaution will be added to the Instructions for Use: "Use a guide sheath of appropriate length to provide adequate support to the rapid exchange IVUS catheter and guidewire." If you need any further information or support concerning this issue, please contact your local Philips representative or Philips IGTD Customer Service: Phone: 1-800-722-9377, Option 1 Email: [email protected] Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 5:00PM PST
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-2221-2025
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated by the company
- Jun 13, 2025
- Posted by the FDA
- Jul 30, 2025
- Recalling firm
- Volcano Corp
- Quantity
- 233,817
- Product code
- OBJ
- FDA submissions
- K150442, K152829
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY and the countries of BR, PL, SK, IT, DK, DE, GB, AT, KW, CR, ES, NL, LV, MT, IE, CH, ZA, RO, FI, PR, FR, CA, PA, IL, SE, PT, HR, GR, NZ, HK, TW, MY, TH, MX, AR, PE, AE, BG, AU, JP, ID, RS, CO, SG, BE.
Product description
Volcano Visions Digital IVUS Catheter: PV.014P (Platinum), REF:85910P; PV.014P RX, REF: 014R; and PV.018, REF: 86700, 86700J used with Instructions for use.
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
UDI-DI: 00845225002848, 00184360000037. Instructions for use: 300004875732_A Revision Date: 03/2021, 300004410212.A Release Date: 03/2021
Devices named in this recall
2 devices in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.
- Visions PV .014P RX Digital IVUS Catheter 014RPhilips Image Guided Therapy Corporation · Catheter, Ultrasound, Intravascular1 recall1 death84 reports
- Visions PV .018 Digital IVUS Catheter 86700Philips Image Guided Therapy Corporation · Catheter, Ultrasound, Intravascular1 recall67 reports
Product lines
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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