FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Qapel Medical Inc.: Hippo 072 Aspiration System including Cheetah Delivery Tool and Aspiration Tubing, REF: APT6072-132. Hippo 072 Aspiration System including Cheetah Delivery Tool, REF: AP6072-132. 072 Aspiration Tubing, REF: APT-95
- Recall number
- Z-1512-2025
- Recalling firm
- Qapel Medical Inc.
- Product
- Hippo 072 Aspiration System including Cheetah Delivery Tool and Aspiration Tubing, REF: APT6072-132. Hippo 072 Aspiration System including Cheetah Delivery Tool, REF: AP6072-132. 072 Aspiration Tubing, REF: APT-95
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- 2025-02-26
- Posted
- 2025-04-07
- Terminated
- not on file
- Reason
- Aspiration catheter distal tip features and characteristics may not be in the scope of FDA clearance; tip detachment, vessel rupture, and vasospasm could occur.
- Root cause
- Device Design
- Action
- On 2/26/2025, removal and discontinuation notices were mailed to customers were asked to do the following: 1) Quarantine affected devices and return to the firm. 2) If you have provided this product to others, let the firm know so they can notify them of this action and retrieve any remaining product. 3) Complete and return the Acknowledgement and Response Card via email to orders@qapelmedical.com If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact customer service for further information at orders@qapelmedical.com, or by phone at 510-738-6255 between the hours of 8am - 5pm PST.
- Quantity
- 1617
- Distribution
- US: CA, IL, NE, TN, TX, NJ, NC, SD, FL, MI, PA, GA, AL, IN, NY, WI, AZ, MN, LA, OH, OK, SC, NV, ND, ID, MO, CT, WA, MA. OUS: QATAR, United Arab Emirates, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Lot, serial or model codes
- REF/UDI-DI/Lot(Expiration): APT6072-132/00857545008127/FG241008C-03(04/07/2025), FG240916C-04(03/17/2025), FG240905C-04(03/06/2025). AP6072-132/00857545008097/FG241206A-03(06/08/2025), FG240917A-01(03/17/2025). APT-95/00857545008103/FG241206A-04(06/08/25)
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K222786"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- NRY
- Firm FEI
- 3020954126
- Firm city
- Fremont
- 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