Python Embolectomy Catheters, Sterile EO, CE, Ref numbers/UDI: A4E01/(01)00607915113407; A4E02/(01)00607915113414; A4E03/(01)00607915113421; A4E04/(01)00607915113438; A4E05/(01)00607915113445; A4E06/(01)00607915113452; A4E08/(01)00607915113476; A4E09/(01)00607915113483

Reason: The firm has received reports of tip separation during usage of the catheters, which may expose patients to unintended dislodgement of the tip from the body of the catheter.

Code information: Model A4E01, PYTHON 5MM-40CM, lot numbers 1259463, 1268371, 1274343, 1281314, 1288397, 1291497, 1302766, 1305919, 1312958, 1317578, 1319209, 1324383, 1326383, 1333050, 1338309, 1339544. Model A4E02, PYTHON 5MM-80CM, lot numbers 1257416, 1268372, 1281315, 1283401, 1293028, 1294897, 1303013, 1305920, 1317579, 1319807, 1324384, 1331435, 1332003, 1338732, 1339490 Model A4E03, PYTHON 9MM-40CM, lot numbers 1256874,1263093,1269005,1276315,1281787,1287079,1298430,1303017, 1308139, 1319211, 1330447, 1331896, 1333407, 1337644, 1341362 (note: lot numbers edited for correctness 4/23/2021) Model A4E04, PYTHON 9MM-80CM, lot numbers 1255539, 1262756, 1269004, 1276316, 1281786, 1288847, 1293169, 1299257, 1303808, 1312595, 1319212, 1321387, 1325381, 1331884, 1332592, 1337686, 1339491 Model A4E05, PYTHON 11MM-40CM, lot numbers 1263092, 1268170, 1273184, 1278603, 1283650, 1288347, 1292823, 1296020, 1299013, 1305922, 1310451, 1318835, 1320036, 1323535, 1325777, 1330446, 1331328, 1337641, 1339492 Model A4E06, PYTHON 11MM-80CM, lot numbers 1261855, 1268451, 1276317, 1284924, 1290454, 1298079, 1305921, 1310623, 1320183, 1323280, 1330449, 1332579, 1337652, 1339493 Model A4E08, PYTHON 13MM-80CM, lot numbers 1252636, 1259464, 1263484, 1265630, 1266989, 1267854, 1268688, 1276314, 1281784, 1283399, 1287076, 1290936, 1294898, 1303211, 1306288, 1308127, 1312957, 1315919, 1317577, 1319637, 1320236, 1324382, 1332433, 1335657, 1339494 Model A4E09, PYTHON 14MM-80CM, lot numbers 1260019, 1273374, 1281783, 1283770, 1295466, 1299012, 1305368, 1317203, 1317876, 1319210, 1324390, 1330448, 1332593, 1337653, 1339495

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