FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.: GORE VIBIL Biliary Endoprosthesis: stents, drains and dilators for the biliary ducts. Catalogue numbers: VH1008040, VH1010040, VN1010040, VN0808200 - Product Usage: intended for palliation of malignant strictures in the biliary tree.
- Recall number
- Z-1593-2021
- Recalling firm
- W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Product
- GORE VIBIL Biliary Endoprosthesis: stents, drains and dilators for the biliary ducts. Catalogue numbers: VH1008040, VH1010040, VN1010040, VN0808200 - Product Usage: intended for palliation of malignant strictures in the biliary tree.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2021-04-05
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2024-01-16
- Reason
- The Gore post market surveillance team received a complaint that a GORE VIABIL Biliary Endoprosthesis appeared shorter than the labeled length.
- Root cause
- Process change control
- Action
- On 04/08/2021, Gore issued an Urgent Medical Device Removal notice to customer via letter notifying them that a Gore Viabil Biliary Endoprosthesis 10 mm x 10 cm device appeared shorter than the labeled length.
- Quantity
- 61 devices
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IL, KS, MD, MN, NE, NY, OK, RI, TX, VA and the countries of Portugal, Italy.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Serial Number: 22552467, 22552468, 22552469, 22552470, 22552471, 22552472, 22552473, 22552474, 22552475, 22552476, 22552477, 22552478, 22552479, 22552480, 22552481, 22552482, 22552483, 22552484, 22552756, 22552757, 22552758, 22552759, 22552760, 22552761, 22552762, 22552763, 22552764, 22552765, 22552766, 22552767, 22552768, 22552769, 22552770, 22552771, 22552772, 22552773, 22552774, 22552775, 22552776, 22552777, 22552778, 22552779, 22552780, 22552781, 22552782, 22613929, 22613930, 22613931
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K081184"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- FGE
- Firm FEI
- 3003910212
- Firm city
- Elkton
- Firm state
- MD
- 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