FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Cryolife Inc: CryoValve Allograft, Heart valve.
- Recall number
- Z-0719-03
- Recalling firm
- Cryolife Inc
- Product
- CryoValve Allograft, Heart valve.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2003-02-24
- Posted
- 2003-04-10
- Terminated
- 2004-07-23
- Reason
- Pre-processing cultures detected certain microorganisms in donor tissue.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- Consignees were first notified by telephone on 2/24/2003 with follow up letter on March 6, 2003 and were advised, if the tissue had not yet been implanted, to remove tissue from implantable inventory and place it into quarantine. CryoLife will provide specific instructions for returning the tissue. A stamped, self-addressed postcard was provided to confirm receipt of the notice and to provide information regarding the disposition of the tissue.
- Quantity
- 2 individual heart valve allografts.
- Distribution
- Heart allografts were distributed to two hospitals in OH and Quebec, Canada.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Aortic Valve & Conduit, Donor #29976, Serial #6212891, Model #AV00 and Pulmonary Valve & Conduit Donor #51562, Serial #7093095, 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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