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Event 68034

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
April 09, 2014
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Ev3, Inc.

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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device · product 1 of 1

ev3 EverCross 0.035" OTW PTA Dilatation Catheter, 6mm x 120mm x 135cm, REF: AB35W06120135. and ev3 EverCross 0.035" OTW PTA Dilatation Catheter, 6mm x 40mm x, 80cm REF: AB35W06040080. Peripheral Dilatation Catheter

Z-1489-2014
Recall number
Z-1489-2014
Initiated
April 09, 2014
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Ev3, Inc.
Quantity
39 units (31 OUS, 8 US)

App-derived interpretation

Labeling or packaging reason.labeling_packaging · v1.0.0
labeling error

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Reason for recall

Covidien is recalling 2 production lots of EverCross 0.035 PTA Balloon Catheter because of a product labeling error. There is a discrepancy in the PTA Balloon length and the delivery catheter length printed on the product labeling.

Code information

AB35W06120135 Lot: 9855406 Use by: 2017-01-16 AB35W06040080 Lot: 9852591 Use by: 2017-01-16

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution-USA including the states of WV, TX, OK, IN, NY, TX, and NC, and the countries of AUSTRALIA, ISRAEL, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM, ITALY, FRANCE, and CHINA.