FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Sterilmed, Inc.: Brand Name: Sterilmed Reprocessed Imaging Catheter Product Name: ACUSON, CATHETER ACUNAV DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND 8FR FOR USE WITH SIEMENS SYSTEM Model/Catalog Number: ACU10135936 Software Version: N/A Product Description: ACUSON, CATHETER ACUNAV DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND 8FR FOR USE WITH SIEMENS SYSTEM Component: N/A
- Recall number
- Z-0574-2026
- Recalling firm
- Sterilmed, Inc.
- Product
- Brand Name: Sterilmed Reprocessed Imaging Catheter Product Name: ACUSON, CATHETER ACUNAV DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND 8FR FOR USE WITH SIEMENS SYSTEM Model/Catalog Number: ACU10135936 Software Version: N/A Product Description: ACUSON, CATHETER ACUNAV DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND 8FR FOR USE WITH SIEMENS SYSTEM Component: N/A
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- 2025-10-08
- Posted
- 2025-11-20
- Terminated
- not on file
- Reason
- Affected catheters were reprocessed beyond validated cycles. This may compromise device sterility or mechanical integrity of the device and can lead to severe adverse events such as infection, vascular injury or embolism.
- Root cause
- Reprocessing Controls
- Action
- Initial phone call notification was performed 10/10/2025 to affected customers. Customers were instructed to immediately stop use of identified devices. Affected products should be segregated. Follow-up written notification was sent to customers on 10/17/25 which included instructions on how to return affected products.
- Quantity
- 4
- Distribution
- United States Only: Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot Code: GTIN: 10888551004732 LOT# SERIAL#: 2188147 131065 2207154 916179 2220232 1050886 2234795 1170283
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K043453"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- OWQ
- Firm FEI
- 3011276773
- Firm city
- Plymouth
- 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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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