FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Medtronic Inc. Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management: Medtronic, Launcher Guiding Catheter, Model # LA8EBU45SH, Lot # 0006722866, 8F and Model # LA6IMAD, Lot # 0006724224, 6F Product Usage: The Medtronic Guiding Catheter is designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic devices are introduced. The guiding catheter is intended to be used in the coronary or peripheral vascular system.
- Recall number
- Z-1564-2013
- Recalling firm
- Medtronic Inc. Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management
- Product
- Medtronic, Launcher Guiding Catheter, Model # LA8EBU45SH, Lot # 0006722866, 8F and Model # LA6IMAD, Lot # 0006724224, 6F Product Usage: The Medtronic Guiding Catheter is designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic devices are introduced. The guiding catheter is intended to be used in the coronary or peripheral vascular system.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2013-06-12
- Posted
- 2013-06-21
- Terminated
- 2013-11-19
- Reason
- Medtronic has identified a labeling issue for 24 units of the Launcher coronary Guide Catheter. The two affected catheter lots are mislabeled and do not accurately reflect the catheters contained within each package.
- Root cause
- Labeling mix-ups
- Action
- Medtronic "Urgent Field Safety Notice" letter dated June 2013 to all affected customers. The letter described the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. The letter instructed customers to remove and quarantine all affected product within their inventory and return the affected product to Medtronic. For questions contact your local Medtronic representative.
- Quantity
- 15
- Distribution
- Internationally distributed: to countries of Germany and Poland.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Model # LA8EBU45SH, Lot # 0006722866 and Model # LA6IMAD, Lot # 0006724224.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K021256","K103386"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- DQY
- Firm FEI
- 2182208
- Firm city
- Saint Paul
- Firm state
- MN
- 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
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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