FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Ev3, Inc.: ev3 Protege Rx Tapered Carotid Stent System, SECX-10-7-40-135, Sterile EO, Rx only. Indicated for the treatment of patients at high risk for adverse events from carotid endarterectomy who require percutaneous carotid revascularization and meet outlined criteria.
- Recall number
- Z-0878-2015
- Recalling firm
- Ev3, Inc.
- Product
- ev3 Protege Rx Tapered Carotid Stent System, SECX-10-7-40-135, Sterile EO, Rx only. Indicated for the treatment of patients at high risk for adverse events from carotid endarterectomy who require percutaneous carotid revascularization and meet outlined criteria.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2014-12-04
- Posted
- 2014-12-29
- Terminated
- 2015-07-17
- Reason
- Two production lots of the Protege Rx Tapered Carotid Stent Systems (SECX-10-7-40-135, Lot # 9922452 & SEPX-8-6-40-135, Lot # 9922795) because of a product labeling error.
- Root cause
- Packaging process control
- Action
- Consignees were sent on 12/4/2014 a Covidien "Urgent Field Safety Notice" letter dated 4th December 2014. The letter described the problem and the product involved in the recall. Advised consignees to quarantine, discontinue use of the device and return the product to Covidien. They also requested consignees to complete the "Recall Verification Form" and return it to Covidien. For questions, customers can contact their local Covidien Representative.
- Quantity
- 14
- Distribution
- International Only Distribution -- RUSSIA, ROMANIA, UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY, ITALY, SPAIN, FRANCE, TURKEY, POLAND, and JAPAN.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot # 9922452
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- ["P060001"]
- Product code
- NIM
- Firm FEI
- 2183870
- Firm city
- Plymouth
- Firm state
- MN
- 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
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