FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Cardinal Health Inc.: S.M.A.R.T. Nitinol Stent System and the S.M.A.R.T. Control Nitinol Stent System. The SMART stent system includes a self-expanding stent made of Nitinol (nickel-titanium alloy) material and a 6 French (2.0 mm) or 7 French (2.3 mm) sheathed delivery system. The stent is laser cut from a solid nitinol tube into a fine mesh ( Z Configuration) design. The stent expands to its unconstrained diameter when released from the deployment catheter into the iliac artery. Upon deployment, the stent forms an open lattice and pushes outward on the luminal surface, helping to maintain the patency of the artery. Due to the self-expanding behavior of nitinol, the stents are indicated for placement into vessels that are 1-2 mm smaller in diameter than the unconstrained diameter of the stent. The SMART Control stent system includes a self-expanding stent made of Nitinol (nickel-titanium alloy) material and a 6 French (2.0 mm) sheathed delivery system. The stent is laser cut from a solid nitinol tube into a fine mesh ( Z Configuration) design. The stent expands to its unconstrained diameter when released from the deployment catheter into the iliac artery. Upon deployment, the stent forms an open lattice and pushes outward on the luminal surface, helping to maintain the patency of the artery. Due to the self-expanding behavior of nitinol, the stents are indicated for placement into vessels that are 1-2 mm smaller in diameter than the unconstrained diameter of the stent. The stent is equipped with 12 tantalum markers, 6 at each end, to increase the visibility of the stent under fluoroscopic imaging. The SMART Control stent system is designed to be delivered through an appropriately sized catheter sheath introducer.
- Recall number
- Z-0728-2020
- Recalling firm
- Cardinal Health Inc.
- Product
- S.M.A.R.T. Nitinol Stent System and the S.M.A.R.T. Control Nitinol Stent System. The SMART stent system includes a self-expanding stent made of Nitinol (nickel-titanium alloy) material and a 6 French (2.0 mm) or 7 French (2.3 mm) sheathed delivery system. The stent is laser cut from a solid nitinol tube into a fine mesh ( Z Configuration) design. The stent expands to its unconstrained diameter when released from the deployment catheter into the iliac artery. Upon deployment, the stent forms an open lattice and pushes outward on the luminal surface, helping to maintain the patency of the artery. Due to the self-expanding behavior of nitinol, the stents are indicated for placement into vessels that are 1-2 mm smaller in diameter than the unconstrained diameter of the stent. The SMART Control stent system includes a self-expanding stent made of Nitinol (nickel-titanium alloy) material and a 6 French (2.0 mm) sheathed delivery system. The stent is laser cut from a solid nitinol tube into a fine mesh ( Z Configuration) design. The stent expands to its unconstrained diameter when released from the deployment catheter into the iliac artery. Upon deployment, the stent forms an open lattice and pushes outward on the luminal surface, helping to maintain the patency of the artery. Due to the self-expanding behavior of nitinol, the stents are indicated for placement into vessels that are 1-2 mm smaller in diameter than the unconstrained diameter of the stent. The stent is equipped with 12 tantalum markers, 6 at each end, to increase the visibility of the stent under fluoroscopic imaging. The SMART Control stent system is designed to be delivered through an appropriately sized catheter sheath introducer.
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- 2019-11-14
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- not on file
- Reason
- Cordis has initiated a labeling correction for S.M.A.R.T. and PRECISE stents due to incorrect MRI information on the IFU. The correct classification is "MRI Conditional" not "MRI Safe".
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- Customers were notified with a Medical Device Correction letter. The letter was sent via overnight delivery beginning 11/14/2019. The letter identified affected product, provided a description of the problem, and asked that a copy of the letter be retained where the product is stored. Customer were asked to completed and return an Acknowledgement Form. Questions can be directed to the Cordis Endovascular Medical Information Line 877-DEVICE5 (877-338-4235) Monday through Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST.
- Quantity
- 267,247 units total (262,641 OUS, 4,606 US)
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide including Puerto Rico and countries of Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaiian, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Repulic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Martinique, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saint-Barthelemy, Saudia Arabia, Sinapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- All Lot Codes. Affected SKUs: N1020ABR, N1020BBR, N1020TBR, N1040ABR, N1040BBR, N1040EBR, N1040TBR, N1060ABR, N1060BBR, N1060EBR, N1060TBR, N1080ABR, N1080BBR, N1080EBR, N1080TBR, N6120BV, N620ABR, N620BBR, N620TBR, N640ABR, N640BBR, N640TBR, N660ABR, N660BBR, N660TBR, N680ABR, N680BBR, N680TBR, N7120BV, N720ABR, N720BBR, N720TBR, N740ABR, N740BBR, N740TBR, N760ABR, N760BBR, N760TBR, N780ABR, N780BBR, N780TBR, N8120BV, N820ABR, N820BBR, N820TBR, N840ABR, N840BBR, N840EBR, N840TBR, N860ABR, N860BBR, N860EBR, N860TBR, N880ABR, N880BBR, N880EBR, N880TBR, N920ABR, N920BBR, N920TBR, N940ABR, N940BBR, N940TBR, N960ABR, N960BBR, N960TBR, N980ABR, N980BBR, N980TBR.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- ["P020036"]
- Product code
- NIO
- Firm FEI
- 3004008697
- Firm city
- Dublin
- Firm state
- OH
- 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
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- 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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