FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
W L Gore & Associates, Inc.: GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft with ACTIVE CONTROL System
- Recall number
- Z-0291-2021
- Recalling firm
- W L Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Product
- GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft with ACTIVE CONTROL System
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- 2020-09-09
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- not on file
- Reason
- When the delivery catheter was attempted to be removed, there was an observed connection between the stent graft and the delivery catheter that prevented the delivery catheter from being withdrawn.
- Root cause
- Process control
- Action
- On 09/23/2020, the firm sent an "URGENT Medical Device Safety Correction" via First Class Postal (USPS) informing them that all lots of its Thoracic Stent Graft Systems may encounter difficulty withdrawing the delivery catheter due to a proximal stent apex being lodged with the delivery catheter leading olive. Customers are instructed to: Immediate Actions for the Recipient: - Take note of amendment/reinforcement of Instructions For Use (IFU) - Please respond to the enclosed acknowledgement - Please share this letter with others in your hospital or clinic as appropriate The Recalling Firm is providing physicians with this information so that appropriate risk-related decisions can be made with the patient when considering the Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft System. The Recalling Firm maintains its confidence in the safety and efficacy of the device and will not be removing the affected products from the market. There are no actions required for patients already implanted with the Thoracic Stent Graft. Please contact the Recalling Firm's Customer Service (email: MPDCustomerCare@wlgore.com or by phone at 800-528-8763) with any questions related to this letter.
- Quantity
- 19013 units
- Distribution
- U.S. - Nationwide O.U.S. - Australia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cypress, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom
- Lot, serial or model codes
- CATALOG NUMBERS TGM212110X* TGM212115X* TGM212120X* TGM262610X* TGM262615X* TGM262620X* TGM282810X* TGM282815X* TGM282820X* TGM313110X* TGM313115X* TGM313120X* TGM343410X* TGM343415X* TGM343420X* TGM373710X* TGM373715X* TGM373720X* TGM404010X* TGM404015X* TGM404020X* TGM454510X* TGM454515X* TGM454520X* TGM262110X* TGM312610X* TGMR313110X* TGMR313115X* TGMR313120X* TGMR312610X* TGMR373710X* TGMR373715X* TGMR373720X* TGMR404010X* TGMR404015X* TGMR404020X* *X is a placeholder for enumeration code: E=EMEA, Australia, New Zealand; J=Japan All Lot Numbers
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- ["P040043"]
- Product code
- MIH
- Firm FEI
- 2017233
- Firm city
- Flagstaff
- Firm state
- AZ
- 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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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28