FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Endologix: AFX Endovascular AAA System, Endoleak Type IIIB; The AFX Endovascular AAA System is intended for endovascular treatment of patients with abdominal aortic or aortoiliac aneurysms (AAA).
- Recall number
- Z-1038-2017
- Recalling firm
- Endologix
- Product
- AFX Endovascular AAA System, Endoleak Type IIIB; The AFX Endovascular AAA System is intended for endovascular treatment of patients with abdominal aortic or aortoiliac aneurysms (AAA).
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2016-12-27
- Posted
- 2017-01-18
- Terminated
- 2017-04-28
- Reason
- Endologix updated the Instructions for Use (IFU) and implemented modifications to the AFX Endovascular AAA System (AFX System).
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- A Dear Physician letter dated 6/2/15 was sent to customers to inform them that the 2014 Clinical Update on the Endologix Endovascular Systems for AAA Repair. The letter provides update reports for the cumulative clinical data and information on the Powerlink System and the AFX Endovascular AAA System (AFX System). On January 2016, a Dear Physician letter was sent to customers to inform them of the 2015 Clinical Update covering the Endologix Endovascular Systems for AAA Repair. The letter provided update reports on the cumulative clinical data and commercial experience (i.e., post-market surveillance) of the Powerlink System and the AFX Endovascular AAA system and contains important information and recommendations regarding the continued safe and effective use of these devices. A Dear Physician letter dated 12/27/16 will be sent to inform customers of the important information related to the AFX Endovascular AAA System (AFX System). The letter provides a series of updates to the Instructions for Use (IFU) and modifications to the product were implemented, including introduction of a graft material processing improvement known as Duraply. Customers with any questions are instructed to contact their Endologix representative.
- Quantity
- 40967
- Distribution
- US and worldwide: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- The correction is not lot specific. It applies to AFX procedures conducted after July 2015
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- ["P040002"]
- Product code
- MIH
- Firm FEI
- 3011063223
- Firm city
- Irvine
- Firm state
- CA
- 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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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28