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Device product

Volcano Pioneer Plus Re-Entry Catheter; Product Code PPLUS20, Catheter for Crossing Total Occlusions. Cardiovascular: The Volcano Pioneer Plus Intravascular Ultrasound Re-Entry Catheter (Pioneer Plus) is intended to facilitate the placement and positioning of catheters within the peripheral vasculature.

Z-2718-2015

July 22, 2015

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Volcano Corporation
Event
Event 71881
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
5042 devices
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2718-2015

Official wording

Reason: Due to a manufacturing defect, there is the possibility that a small wire could extend through the catheter shaft of the Pioneer Plus intravascular Ultrasound Guided Re-Entry Catheters.

Code information: Product Code PPLUS20; All lots

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) Canada, Europe, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt, and Qatar.

Derived failure modes

  • Manufacturing or process control

    reason.manufacturing_process_control · v1.0.0

    manufacturing defect