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Cordis Corporation: S.M.A.R.T. CONTROL Transhepatic Biliary Stent. The Self-Expanding Nitinol Biliary Stent is delivered by catheter for the palliation of malignant neoplasms in the biliary tree. Model numbers are CxxyyyMB, CxxyyySB, CxxyyyML, and CxxyyySL, where xx is the stent diameter in mm and yyy is the stent length in mm; but not including catalogs where yyy is 120 or 150. The Removal only includes Catalog Numbers in the above sequence with S.M.A.R.T CONTROL in the logo/description. All unexpired lot numbers 15112447 through 15525516.
- Recall number
- Z-1039-2012
- Recalling firm
- Cordis Corporation
- Product
- S.M.A.R.T. CONTROL Transhepatic Biliary Stent. The Self-Expanding Nitinol Biliary Stent is delivered by catheter for the palliation of malignant neoplasms in the biliary tree. Model numbers are CxxyyyMB, CxxyyySB, CxxyyyML, and CxxyyySL, where xx is the stent diameter in mm and yyy is the stent length in mm; but not including catalogs where yyy is 120 or 150. The Removal only includes Catalog Numbers in the above sequence with S.M.A.R.T CONTROL in the logo/description. All unexpired lot numbers 15112447 through 15525516.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2012-01-31
- Posted
- 2012-02-15
- Terminated
- 2014-08-08
- Reason
- Cordis Corporation initiated a recall of S.M.A.R.T. CONTROL Transhepatic Biliary Stent due to a potential sterility breach in the pouches.
- Root cause
- Packaging
- Action
- All affected consignees were notified by an "Urgent Medical Device Recall (Removal) Letter" dated January 31, 2012 and mailed by overnight delivery on February 1st and 2nd, 2012. Consignees were instructed to identify and quarantine affected product; review, complete, sign, and return an Acknowledgement Form; return the affected product per instructions. Questions should be directed to Customer Service at (800) 551-7683.
- Quantity
- 18,000 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - USA, and the countries of Japan, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, and Taiwan.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Catalog Numbers: C09080MB, C09080SB, C10080MB, C10080SB, C12030MB, C12030SB, C12040MB, C12040SB, C12060MB, C12060SB, C12080MB, C12080SB, C14030MB, C14030SB, C14040MB, C14040SB, C14060MB, C14060SB, C14080MB, C14080SB.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K031777"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- FGE
- Firm FEI
- 1016427
- Firm city
- Miami Lakes
- Firm state
- FL
- Firm country
- not on file
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- 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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- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
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