Cath. Guide 6f 3drc W/Sh Launc recallZ-0938-06 · Medtronic, Inc. · initiated Apr 5, 2006
Terminated All recalls posted in June 2006
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Why it was recalled
Potential for non-sterility due to loss of package integrity
FDA root cause category: Other
What the company is doing
Medtronic notified accounts and sales representatives on 4/05/06 advising the recalled product be segregated and held for return to the sales rep. and documented on the reconciliation form.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0938-06
- Recall class
- Not yet classified by the FDA
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Apr 5, 2006
- Posted by the FDA
- Jun 1, 2006
- Recalling firm
- Medtronic, Inc.
- Quantity
- 1514 units
- Product code
- DQY
- FDA submissions
- K021256
- Distribution
- Nationwide Foreign: Austria, Australia, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Jordan, France, Greece, Japan, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK.
Product description
CATH. GUIDE 6F 3DRC W/SH LAUNC CATHETER LA63DRCSH LA 6F 100CM 3DRC Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are introduced into the coronary or peripheral vascular system. Product Code: LA63DRCSH
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
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Lot Numbers: 0000001683 0000006399 0000010421 0000012409 0000013716 0000017342 0000021394 0000021447 0000023244 0000026985 0000029266 0000029705 0000032466 0000035432 0000037924 0000042889 0000042890 0000043999 0000044001 0000044002 0000044005 0000046318 0000047374 0000051910 0000057225 0000057226 0000057227 0000058402 0000064594 0000064609 0000064622 0000064623 0000064642 0000064644 0000068966 0000068967 0000072109 0000072110 0000074335 0000074336 0000077688 0000077689 0000077723 0000077724 0000080001 0000080002 0000085367 0000088937 0000092144 0000093108 0000095216 0000099873 0000099874 0000100931 0000100932 0000102659 0000106195 0000109513 0000113247 0000118398 0000124586 0000125088 0000132238 0000133516 0000137092 0000149960 0000151195 0000170064 0000173689 0000174400 0000174416 0000175222 0000175235 0000189059 175016 178826 182733 184962 185864 188187 200447 200786 202877 203553 204960 211561 213101 214919 217583 219366 222386 222387
Other devices under the same FDA submission
50 devices cleared under K021256 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.
- Launcher LA6JR40Medtronic, Inc. · CATHETER, PERCUTANEOUS10 reports
- Launcher LA6IMAKMedtronic, Inc. · CATHETER, PERCUTANEOUS9 reports
- Launcher LA6EBU35Medtronic, Inc. · Catheter, percutaneous9 reports
- Launcher LA6EBU35Medtronic, Inc. · CATHETER, PERCUTANEOUS1 death5 reports
- LAUNCHER LA6EBU35Medtronic, Inc. · Catheter, percutaneous5 reports
- Launcher LA6JR35Medtronic, Inc. · CATHETER, PERCUTANEOUS4 reports
- Launcher LA6JL35Medtronic, Inc. · CATHETER, PERCUTANEOUS4 reports
- Launcher LA6AL75Medtronic, Inc. · CATHETER, PERCUTANEOUS4 reports
- Launcher LA6JL40Medtronic, Inc. · CATHETER, PERCUTANEOUS3 reports
- Launcher LA6AR10Medtronic, Inc. · CATHETER, PERCUTANEOUS3 reports
- Launcher LA6JR35SHMedtronic, Inc. · CATHETER, PERCUTANEOUS2 reports
- Launcher LA6MP1SHMedtronic, Inc. · CATHETER, PERCUTANEOUS2 reports
Other products in the same recall event
The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 35236).
- Z-0937-06 · TerminatedCATH. GUIDE 6F 3DRC LAUNCHER CATHETER LA63DRC LA 6F 100CM 3DRC Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are intro…
- Z-0939-06 · TerminatedCATH. GUIDE 6F AL 1.0 110CM LA CATHETER LA6AL10A LA 6F 110CM AL10 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are i…
- Z-0940-06 · TerminatedCATH. GUIDE 6F AL 2.0 110CM LA CATHETER LA6AL20A LA 6F 110CM AL20 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are i…
- Z-0941-06 · TerminatedCATH GUIDE 6F LAUNCHER AL 3.0 CATHETER LA6AL30A LA 6F 110CM AL30 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are in…
- Z-0942-06 · TerminatedCATH. GUIDE 6F EBU3.5 110CM LA CATHETER LA6EBU35A LA 6F 110CM EB35 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are …
- Z-0943-06 · TerminatedCATH. GUIDE 6F EBU4.0 110CM LA CATHETER LA6EBU40A LA 6F 110CM EB40 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are …
- Z-0944-06 · TerminatedCATH GUIDE 6F LAUNCHER EBU 4.5 CATHETER LA6EBU45A LA 6F 110CM EB45 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are …
- Z-0945-06 · TerminatedCATHETER LA6HSIA 6F 110CM HSI Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are introduced into the coronary or perip…
- Z-0946-06 · TerminatedCATH. GUIDE 6F JL3.5 110CM LAU CATHETER LA6JL35A LA 6F 110CM JL35 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are i…
- Z-0947-06 · TerminatedCATH. GUIDE 6F JL4.0 5 PACK LA Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are introduced into the coronary or peri…
- Z-0948-06 · TerminatedCATH. GUIDE 6F JL4.0 110CM LAU CATHETER LA6JL40A LA 6F 110CM JL40 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are i…
- Z-0949-06 · TerminatedCATH.GUIDE 6F JL 4.0 SH 110CM CATHETER LA6JL40SHA LA 6F 110CM JL40 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are …
- Z-0950-06 · TerminatedCATHETER LA6JL45A 6F 110CM JL4 CATHETER LA6JL45A 6F 110CM JL45 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are intr…
- Z-0951-06 · TerminatedCATH. GUIDE 6F JL5.0 110CM LAU CATHETER LA6JL50A LA 6F 110CM JL50 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are i…
- Z-0952-06 · TerminatedCATH. GUIDE 6F JR4.0 110CM LAU CATHETER LA6JR40A LA 6F 110CM JR40 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are i…
- Z-0953-06 · TerminatedCATH.GUIDE 6F JR 4.0 SH 110CM CATHETER LA6JR40SHA LA 6F 110CM JR40 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are …
- Z-0954-06 · TerminatedCATH. GUIDE 6F JR5.0 110CM LAU CATHETER LA6JR50A LA 6F 110CM JR50 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are i…
- Z-0955-06 · TerminatedCATHETER LA6MB1A LA 6F 110CM M Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are introduced into the coronary or peri…
- Z-0956-06 · TerminatedCATH. GUIDE 6F SR3.0 LAUNCHER CATHETER LA6SR30 LA 6F 100CM SR30 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are int…
- Z-0957-06 · TerminatedCATH. GUIDE 6F SR3.0 W/SH LAUN CATHETER LA6SR30SH LA 6F 100CM SR30 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are …
- Z-0958-06 · TerminatedCATH. GUIDE 6F SR3.5 LAUNCHER CATHETER LA6SR35 LA 6F 100CM SR35 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are int…
- Z-0959-06 · TerminatedCATH. GUIDE 6F SR3.5 W/SH LAUN CATHETER LA6SR35SH LA 6F 100CM SR35 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are …
- Z-0960-06 · TerminatedCATH. GUIDE 6F SR4.0 LAUNCHER CATHETER LA6SR40 LA 6F 100CM SR40 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are int…
- Z-0961-06 · TerminatedCATHETER LA6SR40A 6F 110CM SR4 CATHETER LA6SR40A 6F 110CM SR40 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are intr…
- Z-0962-06 · TerminatedCATH. GUIDE 6F SR4.0 W/SH LAUN CATHETER LA6SR40SH LA 6F 100CM SR40 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are …
- Z-0963-06 · TerminatedCATH. GUIDE 6F SR4.5 LAUNCHER CATHETER LA6SR45 LA 6F 100CM SR45 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are int…
- Z-0964-06 · TerminatedCATH. GUIDE 6F SR4.5 W/SH LAUN CATHETER LA6SR45SH LA 6F 100CM SR45 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are …
- Z-0965-06 · TerminatedCATH. GUIDE 6F SR5.0 LAUNCHER CATHETER LA6SR50 LA 6F 100CM SR50 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are int…
- Z-0966-06 · TerminatedCATH. GUIDE 6F SR5.0 W/SH LAUN CATHETER LA6SR50SH LA 6F 100CM SR50 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are …
- Z-0967-06 · TerminatedCATH. GUIDE 6F SR6.0 LAUNCHER CATHETER LA6SR60 LA 6F 100CM SR60 Coronary Guiding catheter designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic and/or diagnostic devices are int…
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.
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