FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Orbus Medical Technologies Inc: The product is a stainless steel stent mounted on a PTA balloon delivery device. The product is indicated for the palliation of malignant neoplasms in the biliary tree. The product is labeled as Edwards Lifesciences, LifeStent LP SDS, Biliary Endoprosthesis. Manufactured by ORBUS, MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES. 5363 NW 35th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33309. Ph 954 730-071, www. orbus.com. Distributed by: Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA 82014-5888. Ref. Baloon-Expandable Stent and delivery System. Catalog Numbers SD186U14D SD186U24D SD366U14D SD366U24D
- Recall number
- Z-1075-04
- Recalling firm
- Orbus Medical Technologies Inc
- Product
- The product is a stainless steel stent mounted on a PTA balloon delivery device. The product is indicated for the palliation of malignant neoplasms in the biliary tree. The product is labeled as Edwards Lifesciences, LifeStent LP SDS, Biliary Endoprosthesis. Manufactured by ORBUS, MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES. 5363 NW 35th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33309. Ph 954 730-071, www. orbus.com. Distributed by: Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA 82014-5888. Ref. Baloon-Expandable Stent and delivery System. Catalog Numbers SD186U14D SD186U24D SD366U14D SD366U24D
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2004-03-19
- Posted
- 2004-07-20
- Terminated
- 2012-07-08
- Reason
- BALLOONS HAVE LONGER THAN EXPECTED DEFLATION TIMES.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- Orbus, the recalling firm issued a recall letter on March,19 2004 to their own label distributer, Edwards Lifesciences, requesting the return of unused product. Also Orbus provided the own label distributer with a sample sub-recall letter for them to send to users/hospital accounts. Sub-accounts were asked to return product to Edwards Lifesciences.
- Quantity
- 22
- Distribution
- Product was shipped to one own label distributer in California.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot numbers, FA0311031, FA0311032, FA0311034, FA0311035, FA0312026, FA0312034, FA0312041, FA0312042, FA0312051, FA0312052, FA0401006, FA0401019, FA0401026, FA0402026
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K023248"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- MEW
- Firm FEI
- 3014148220
- Firm city
- Fort Lauderdale
- Firm state
- FL
- 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