FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Baylis Medical Corp *: Torflex Transseptal Guiding Sheath, Baylis Medical Company Inc., 5959 Trans-Canada Highway, Montreal, QC, Canada H4T1A1, (514) 488-9802; INCLUDES: One (1) Radiopaque Sheath, One (1) Radiopaque Dilator; And One (1) B* x 135 cm Guidewire. Intended to allow left heart catheterization procedure to occur through the right atrium.
- Recall number
- Z-0816-2010
- Recalling firm
- Baylis Medical Corp *
- Product
- Torflex Transseptal Guiding Sheath, Baylis Medical Company Inc., 5959 Trans-Canada Highway, Montreal, QC, Canada H4T1A1, (514) 488-9802; INCLUDES: One (1) Radiopaque Sheath, One (1) Radiopaque Dilator; And One (1) B* x 135 cm Guidewire. Intended to allow left heart catheterization procedure to occur through the right atrium.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2010-02-08
- Posted
- 2010-03-10
- Terminated
- 2010-09-13
- Reason
- Radiopaque soft tip may fracture.
- Root cause
- Component design/selection
- Action
- Baylis Medical Issued an "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter via overnight courier beginning February 8, 2010. Consignees were instructed to segregate and return all affected product to the firm. For further information, contact Baylis Medical Regulatory Scientific Affairs at 1-905-602-4875 Extension 252.
- Quantity
- 1,085 units (508 in US, 577 Foreign)
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution -- United States, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot Numbers: S21244, S21903, S21940, S22739 and S22739X1.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K013919"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- DYB
- Firm FEI
- 3005241199
- Firm city
- Montreal
- Firm state
- not on file
- Firm country
- Canada
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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