FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
AGA Medical Corporation: AMPLATZER PFO Occluder. Order No. 9-PFO-018. Device is not PMA approved in the US. 18mm Sterile EO. The AMPLATZER PFO Occluder is a self-expandable, double disc device made from a Nitinol wire mesh. AGA Medical Corporation, 682 Mendelssohn Avenue, Golden Valley, MN 55427 USA.
- Recall number
- Z-0052-2007
- Recalling firm
- AGA Medical Corporation
- Product
- AMPLATZER PFO Occluder. Order No. 9-PFO-018. Device is not PMA approved in the US. 18mm Sterile EO. The AMPLATZER PFO Occluder is a self-expandable, double disc device made from a Nitinol wire mesh. AGA Medical Corporation, 682 Mendelssohn Avenue, Golden Valley, MN 55427 USA.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2006-06-01
- Posted
- 2006-10-20
- Terminated
- 2007-04-01
- Reason
- AMPLATZER PFO Occluders were mislabeled with incorrect device sizes. The lot M06B01-58 contains 18mm PFO Occluders but is labeled as containing 25mm devices. Lot M06B01-52 contains 25mm PFO Occluders but is labeled as containing 18mm devices. This device was not distributed within the United States and does not affect U.S. consignees.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- Consignees were notified of the recall via fax and mail. Consignees were instructed to cease distribution and use of the devices. Returned devices will be replaced.
- Quantity
- 18
- Distribution
- Foreign Distribution ONLY-Product was distributed in Italy, Switzerland, Germany and the Slovak Republic.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot number M06B01-52, serial numbers 190477 - 190494
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- MLV
- Firm FEI
- 3005334138
- Firm city
- Golden Valley
- Firm state
- MN
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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