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Event 80319

2 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
April 02, 2018
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
AESDEX

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

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

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device · product 1 of 2

AesDex, LLC Cardica C-Port xA PLUS Anastomosis System. Catalog Number FG-000100. The Cardica C-Port xA PLUS Anastomosis System, delivers a series of clips that create an anastomosis between a small target vessel (e.g. coronary artery) and conduit (e.g. saphenous vein graft). The stainless steel clips create a complete end-to-side anastomosis that is functionally equivalent to a hand-sutured interrupted stitch anastomosis. The system consists of one Anastomosis Device and one Retractor Mount.

Z-2433-2018
Recall number
Z-2433-2018
Initiated
April 02, 2018
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
AESDEX
Quantity
587 units

App-derived interpretation

Foreign material or chemical contamination reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0
plastic fragments

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

An exact joined enrichment record exists, but none supplies supported root-cause wording. This is not an FDA finding of an unknown cause.

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Reason for recall

Following pressurization of the devices, damage to the device handle mechanism may occur, accompanied by a loud noise and potential dispersion of plastic fragments and components.

Code information

UDI: (01) 1 18 14900 00100 7. Lot numbers: 141031D, 150720K, 160317A, 160722E, 170223E, 170509G, 171012A.

Distribution pattern

U.S. and international: Belgium, Germany, Italy and Netherlands. No gov accounts.

device · product 2 of 2

AesDex, LLC Cardica C-Port Flex-A PLUS Distal Anastomosis System, Catalog Number: FG-000150 The Cardica C-Port Flex-A PLUS Distal Anastomosis System, delivers a series of clips that create an anastomosis between a small target vessel and conduit. The stainless steel clips create a complete end-to-side anastomosis that is functionally equivalent to a hand-sutured interrupted stitch anastomosis. The system consists of one Anastomosis Device and one Retractor Mount. The system is designed with a flexible shaft to facilitate access to difficult to reach coronary targets.

Z-2434-2018
Recall number
Z-2434-2018
Initiated
April 02, 2018
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
AESDEX
Quantity
400 umits

App-derived interpretation

Foreign material or chemical contamination reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0
plastic fragments

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

An exact joined enrichment record exists, but none supplies supported root-cause wording. This is not an FDA finding of an unknown cause.

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Reason for recall

Following pressurization of the devices, damage to the device handle mechanism may occur, accompanied by a loud noise and potential dispersion of plastic fragments and components.

Code information

UDI: (01) 1 18 14900 00150 2 Lot numbers: 141118H, 151026C, 151118B, 160205A, 160805A, 160805B, 161128C, 161111D, 170222L, 170322J, 170712A, 170907D, 171201C, 171207C, 180103B.

Distribution pattern

U.S. and international: Belgium, Germany, Italy and Netherlands. No gov accounts.