FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Thomas Medical Products Inc: Transseptal Sheath Introducer Kits (under trade names: HeartSpan, Channel FX, Torflex, Braided Guiding Introducer Kit). The product is shipped 5 per carton. Intended to allow left heart catheterization procedure to occur through the right atrium.
- Recall number
- Z-0815-2010
- Recalling firm
- Thomas Medical Products Inc
- Product
- Transseptal Sheath Introducer Kits (under trade names: HeartSpan, Channel FX, Torflex, Braided Guiding Introducer Kit). The product is shipped 5 per carton. Intended to allow left heart catheterization procedure to occur through the right atrium.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2010-02-01
- Posted
- 2010-03-04
- Terminated
- 2011-01-05
- Reason
- Radiopaque tip may fracture
- Root cause
- Component design/selection
- Action
- Thomas Medical Products, A GE Healthcare Company, issued an "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated February 1, 2010. Consignees were informed of the affected product then asked to cease distribution, return any product to firm and contact all sub-accounts. For further information, contact Thomas Medical Products Customer Service at 1-866-446-3003.
- Quantity
- 13,973 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution -- United States (CA, MA and NJ), Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Catalog Numbers: XD252500, XD252501, XD252502, XD252503, XD252504, XD252505, XD252506, XD252507, XD252508, XD252509, TF8-38-62-5, TF8-38-62-B1, FCL-127-00, FCL-127-01, FCL-127-02, FCL-127-03, FCL-127-04, FCL-127-05, FCL-127-06, FCL-127-07, FCL-127-08 and FCL-127-09; and Lot Numbers: 25346, S20361, S20361X1, S20362, S20362X1, S20452, S20501, S20501X1, S20502, S20502X1, S20503, S20504, S20971, S20980, S21218, S21218X1, S21244, S21270, S21270X1, S21271, S21272, S21273, S21278, S21571, S21828, S21903, S21904, S21905, S21906, S21940, S21973, S22005, S22019, S22020, S22057, S22088, S22094, S22095, S22096, S22107, S22108, S22235, S22236, S22237, S22237X1, S22238, S22239, S22240, S22241, S22242, S22243, S22246, S22495, S22496, S22497, S22498, S22598, S22613, S22614, S22670, S22677, S22739, S22739X1, S22754, S22871, S22880, S22890, S22908, S22939, S22950, S23012, S23163, S23380, S23400, S23401, S23449, S23454, S24213, S24759, S25171, S25393, S25536, S25618 S25647, S26047, S26129, S26480, S26969, S26970, S27089, S27367, S27368, S27369, S27466, S27587, S27631, S27632, S27647, S27767, S27768, S27772, S27953, S27966, S28055, S28539, S28555, S28587, S28796, S29034, S29035, S29527, S29659, S29660, S29934, S30137, S30427, S30428 and S30519.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K040713"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- DYB
- Firm FEI
- 3010665433
- Firm city
- Malvern
- Firm state
- PA
- Firm country
- not on file
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- Register
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- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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