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Sarns Antegrade Cardioplegia Cannula: ROOT INFUSTION VENT CATHETER WITH 12 GAUGE BLUE NEEDLE RECTANGULAR FLANGE, 6" (15 CM) LONG Product Usage: The Sarns Cardioplegia Cannula and Cardioplegia/Vent Catheters are indicated for placement in the aortic root to deliver cardioplegia solution or blood to the heart, to vent the left heart, and to aspirate air from the aorta during cardiopulmonary bypass procedures.
- Recall number
- Z-1875-2012
- Initiated
- May 09, 2012
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recalling firm
- Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation
- Quantity
- 53,139 (each) in total
App-derived interpretation
foreign substance
Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced
Material/Component Contamination
Inspect official wording and provenance
Reason for recall
During production of the Sarns Antegrade Cardioplegia Cannula, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems (Terumo CVS) identified the presence of a foreign substance on the inner surface of some cannulae tips. Terumo CVS' preliminary investigation found that the substance can be dislodged from the cannula surface. The substance was likely deposited during the molding process, but the exact composition of the
Code information
Catalog number: 203861: 0548731, 0552411, 0556018, 0558941, 0563005, 0565138, 0565841, 0569745, 0570058, 0571163, 0571584, 0573043, 0573288, 0575518, 0580832, 0583446,0585251, 0586160, 0590448, 0591942, 0596210, 0600490, 0607020, 0618429, 0619201, 0630155, 0634777, 0640509, 0649185, 0652212, 0655898, 0661142, and 0668560.
Distribution pattern
Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) including the states of: AL, AR , AZ , CA, CT , FL, IA , IL, IN , KS , LA , MI , NM, MO , NC, NE , NJ , NV, NY , OH, OK , PA, RI , SC , TN, TX, WA , WI, WV and the countries of: BELGIUM, BRAZIL, Byelorussian SSR, CAMBODIA , Dominican Republic, Honduras, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE), and Vietnam.