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AMPLATZER Duct Occluder, Order No. 9-PDA-003, Device Size… recallZ-0461-06 · AGA Medical Corporation · initiated Sep 6, 2005

Terminated All recalls posted in January 2006

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 AGA Medical Corporation 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

The pointed end of a screw securing the occluder to the delivery cable could scrape off microscopic fragments of the polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) plastic lining of the sheath. Those shavings could potentially migrate into a patient's bloodstream.

FDA root cause category: Other

What the company is doing

User facilities and distributors were notified via email beginning 09/06/05. Additionally a hard copy of the recall letter was sent via certified mail or Federal Express. AGA requests that the Response Form be completed and faxed or emailed back to them. AGA Medical staff will assist users in returning product distributed within the US.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-0461-06
Recall class
Not yet classified by the FDA
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Sep 6, 2005
Posted by the FDA
Jan 31, 2006
Recalling firm
AGA Medical Corporation
Quantity
18,725 total
Product code
MAE
FDA submissions
P020024
Distribution
OUS to the following countries: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Isreal, Italy, Jordan, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Saudia Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweeden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam and United Kingdom.

Product description

AMPLATZER Duct Occluder, Order No. 9-PDA-003, Device Size 5/4mm, Length 5 mm. Sterile EO. Single Use Only. Manufactured by AGA Medical Corporation, 682 Mendelssohn Avenue, Golden Valley, MN 55427 USA. The AMPLATZER Duct Occluder is a self-expandable device made from a Nitinol wire mesh. A retention skirt on the aortic side provides secure positioning in the ampulla of the ductus. As the occluder is implanted, it expands outward and the wires push against the wall of the ductus. Polyester fabric is sewn into the occluder with polyester thread. The fabric induces thrombosis that closes the communication.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

all lots

Other devices under the same FDA submission

9 devices cleared under P020024 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

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