FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Cryolife Inc: CryoValve Allograft, heart valve
- Recall number
- Z-0673-03
- Recalling firm
- Cryolife Inc
- Product
- CryoValve Allograft, heart valve
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2003-02-18
- Posted
- 2003-03-21
- Terminated
- 2003-07-21
- Reason
- Microorganisms were detected in distributed donor tissue.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- Medical facilities were contacted by CryoLife Technical Representatives via letter on/about 2/20/2003 to alert the facility of the removal and to determine the disposition of the allografts. Firms were advised, if the tissue has not been implanted, not to implant or distribute the tissue and to place it into quarantine. Consignees were to contact CryoLife''s Regulatory Affairs Department-Field Assurance, and a representative would issue a Return Materials Authorization number and will provide specific instructions for returning the tissue. There is a stamped, self addressed postcard attached to affirm receipt of the notification.
- Quantity
- There were six (6) individual heart valve allografts.
- Distribution
- Tissue products were distributed to Medical facilities located in CA, MD, ME and SD. There were no foreign or government accounts.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Donor #61266, Serial # 7701969, Model #AV00; Donor #63307, Serial #7899279, Model # SGAV00; Donor #64489, Serial #7869356, Model # SGPV00; Donor #65674, Serial # 7957300 Model #SGPV00; Donor #64879, Serial # 7883273, Model #SGPV00; Donor #64697, Serial #7876274, Model #PV00.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- MIE
- Firm FEI
- 3001451326
- Firm city
- Kennesaw
- Firm state
- GA
- 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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