Thermocool Irrigated Catheters recallZ-0057-06 · Biosense Webster, Inc. · initiated Aug 8, 2005
Terminated All recalls posted in October 2005
Is my device affected?
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
Increased complaints regarding catheters with leaks and flow obstruction.
FDA root cause category: Other
What the company is doing
Urgent letters and response forms dated August 8, 2005 directed consignees to return product.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0057-06
- Recall class
- Not yet classified by the FDA
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Aug 8, 2005
- Posted by the FDA
- Oct 15, 2005
- Recalling firm
- Biosense Webster, Inc.
- Quantity
- 9,679
- Product code
- LPB
- FDA submissions
- P030031
- Distribution
- FL, iL, MA, MI, OH, OK and Belguin, Netherlands, Australia, Japan, Korea, India, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Pakistan, Canada
Product description
Thermocool Irrigated Catheters Celsius LABEL US Part Number# EU CATALOG # L-1189-01-S D17TCBLRT 35Q-13R PMA; L-1189-02-S D17TCDLRT 35Q-33R PMA; L-1189-03-S D17TCFLRT 35Q-53R PMA; L-1189-04-S D17TCJLRT 35Q-73R PMA; L-1189-15-S D71TCB5L252RT 35Q-17Q EXPORT; L-1189-16-S D71TCD5L252RT 35Q-37Q EXPORT; L-1189-17-S D71TCF5L252FT 35Q-57Q EXPORT; L-1189-03-S D71TFL252RT 35R-53R EXPORT; L-1192-03-S D71TFL252RT 35R-53R EXPORT; L-1192-15-S D71TB5L252RT 35R-17R EXPORT; L-1192-16-S D7ITD5L252RT 35R-37R EXPORT; L-1189-02-SI D17TCDLRTI N/A IDE; L-1189-15-SI D71TCB5L252RTI N/A IDE; L-1189-16-SI D71TCD5L252RTI N/A IDE; L-1189-17-SI D71CF5L252RTI N/A IDE Navistar LABEL US Part Number# EU CATALOG # L-1192-17-S D71TF5L252RT 35R-57R EXPORT; L-1197-14-S NI75TCBH 34H-17M PMA; L-1197-15-S NI75TCCH 34H-27M PMA; L-1197-16-S NI75TCDH 34H-37M PMA; L-1197-17-S NI75TCFH 34H-57M PMA; L-1197-18-S NI75TCJH 34H-J7M PMA; L-1208-05-S NS75TBCT252HS 34G-17M PMA; L-1208-06-S NS75TCCT252HS 34G-27M PMA; L-1208-07-S NS75TDCT252HS 34G-37M PMA; L-1208-08-S NS75TFCT252HS 34G-57M PMA; L-1197-14-SI NI75TCBHI N/A IDE; L-1197-15-SI NI75TCCHI N/A IDE; L-1197-16-SI NI75TCDHI N/A IDE; L-1197-17-SI NI75TCFHI N/A IDE; L-1197-18-SI NI75TCJHI N/A IDE; L-1208-05-SI NS75TBCT252HSI N/A IDE; L-1208-06-SI NS75TCCT252HSI N/A IDE; L-1208-07-SI NS75TDCT252HSI N/A IDE; L-1208-08-SI NS75TFCT252HSI N/A IDE
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
Lots 13027030 to 13044734
Other devices under the same FDA submission
38 devices cleared under P030031 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.
- THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF D134805Biosense Webster Inc · Cardiac ablation percutaneous catheter1 recall176 deaths4,106 reports
- THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF D134804Biosense Webster Inc · Cardiac ablation percutaneous catheter44 deaths784 reports
- THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF D134801Biosense Webster Inc · Cardiac ablation percutaneous catheter15 deaths608 reports
- ThermoCool SmartTouch D132705Biosense Webster Inc · Cardiac ablation percutaneous catheter25 deaths574 reports
- THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF D134702Biosense Webster Inc · Cardiac ablation percutaneous catheter19 deaths366 reports
- THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF D134701Biosense Webster Inc · Cardiac ablation percutaneous catheter11 deaths278 reports
- ThermoCool SmartTouch D133602Biosense Webster Inc · Cardiac ablation percutaneous catheter8 deaths225 reports
- ThermoCool SmartTouch D133601Biosense Webster Inc · Cardiac ablation percutaneous catheter10 deaths162 reports
- ThermoCool SmartTouch D132704Biosense Webster Inc · Cardiac ablation percutaneous catheter7 deaths121 reports
- NaviStar ThermoCool NI75TCDHBiosense Webster Inc · catheter, percutaneous, cardiac ablation, for treatment of atrial flutter111 reports
- THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF D134703Biosense Webster Inc · Cardiac ablation percutaneous catheter3 deaths72 reports
- ThermoCool SmartTouch D132701Biosense Webster Inc · Cardiac ablation percutaneous catheter51 reports
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 18, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.
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