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Medtronic Neuromodulation: PROSTIVA RF Model 8929 Hand Piece is the delivery system component of the PROSTIVA RF Therapy System. PROSTIVA RF Therapy Kit 8929, Sterilized using ethylene oxide, Manufacturer Medtronic Inc Minneapolis, MN 55432-5604, Manufactured at Medtronic, Inc Villalba, Puerto Rico. Indicated for the treatment of symptoms due to urinary outflow obstruction secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men over the age of 50 with prostate sizes between 20 cm3 and 50 cm3.
- Recall number
- Z-1060-2009
- Recalling firm
- Medtronic Neuromodulation
- Product
- PROSTIVA RF Model 8929 Hand Piece is the delivery system component of the PROSTIVA RF Therapy System. PROSTIVA RF Therapy Kit 8929, Sterilized using ethylene oxide, Manufacturer Medtronic Inc Minneapolis, MN 55432-5604, Manufactured at Medtronic, Inc Villalba, Puerto Rico. Indicated for the treatment of symptoms due to urinary outflow obstruction secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men over the age of 50 with prostate sizes between 20 cm3 and 50 cm3.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2008-06-05
- Posted
- 2009-03-10
- Terminated
- 2012-05-17
- Reason
- Reported incidents of needle retraction failure when using the PROSTIVA RF Model 8929 Hand Piece. The Medtronic Prostiva RF Model 8929 Hand Piece is the delivery system component of the PROSTIVA RF Therapy System.
- Root cause
- Device Design
- Action
- A Medtronic "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter addressed to "Healthcare Provider" was sent August 6, 2008. The letter described the issue, product involved and the Prostiva hand piece Disassembly Procedure that should be followed in the event the user is unable to retract the needles during a procedure. The letter also requested the return of the "Medtronic Reply Form/receipt Confirmation" form.
- Quantity
- 40,168
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution -- AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, IN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WY, and WV and countries of Australia, New Zealand, China, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Kuwait, Lebanon, Norway, Qatar, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- All lot numbers are included.
- 510(k) numbers
- K052413
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- KNS
- Firm FEI
- 2182207
- Firm city
- Minneapolis
- Firm state
- MN
- 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
- 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