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Loma Vista Medical: TRUE Dilatation Balloon Valvuloplasty Catheter, REF Numbers: 02045-11, 02245-12, 02445-12, and 02645-13; Sizes: 20mm x 4.5cm, 22mm x 4.5cm, 24mm x 4.5cm, and 26mm x 4.5cm; Intended to be used for balloon aortic valvuloplasty.

Recall number
Z-1566-2013
Recalling firm
Loma Vista Medical
Product
TRUE Dilatation Balloon Valvuloplasty Catheter, REF Numbers: 02045-11, 02245-12, 02445-12, and 02645-13; Sizes: 20mm x 4.5cm, 22mm x 4.5cm, 24mm x 4.5cm, and 26mm x 4.5cm; Intended to be used for balloon aortic valvuloplasty.
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2013-03-18
Posted
2013-06-21
Terminated
2013-07-17
Reason
Slow deflation time: Slower than normal balloon deflation time of greater than 10 seconds. The balloon normally deflates in less than 5 seconds. The device performance specification for deflation time is 10 seconds maximum.
Root cause
Process design
Action
The firm sent an "URGENT VOLUNTARY DEVICE REMOVAL" letter dated March 18, 2013 to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, problem, and actions to be taken by the customers.
Quantity
2379 units
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution-US Distribution in New Jersey and the countries of Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Norway, The Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, and Austria.
Lot, serial or model codes
All lot numbers lower than PLN00749 are subject to this recall.
510(k) numbers
["K121083"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
OZT
Firm FEI
3009391754
Firm city
Burlingame
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
Published
2026-09-28
Read
2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z

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