FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Ev3, Inc.: ev3 The Endovascular Company, Protege GPS 8mm x 40mm Self Expanding Biliary Stent System, Rx Only, and SERB65-08-40-120. In the US, the intended as a palliative treatment of malignant neoplasms in the biliary tree. Outside the US, the intended for use in occlusions, lesions at high risk for abrupt closure or threatened closure following percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) or lesions believed to be at high risk for restenosis following PTA in the common and external iliac, subclavian or renal arteries.
- Recall number
- Z-2022-2009
- Recalling firm
- Ev3, Inc.
- Product
- ev3 The Endovascular Company, Protege GPS 8mm x 40mm Self Expanding Biliary Stent System, Rx Only, and SERB65-08-40-120. In the US, the intended as a palliative treatment of malignant neoplasms in the biliary tree. Outside the US, the intended for use in occlusions, lesions at high risk for abrupt closure or threatened closure following percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) or lesions believed to be at high risk for restenosis following PTA in the common and external iliac, subclavian or renal arteries.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2009-06-10
- Posted
- 2009-09-08
- Terminated
- 2011-12-11
- Reason
- ev3 Inc. is conducting a voluntary recall of specific lots of the Protege GPS Self-Expanding Stent System because labeling did not match the actual stent size contained in the package. The affected product was labeled as a 6mm x 80mm Protege GPS stent but actually contained an 8mm x 40mm stent. This situation can lead to vessel damage or inadequate coverage of the target lesion.
- Root cause
- Labeling mix-ups
- Action
- Consignees were emailed a letter with a subject heading of "Medical Device Recall". The e-mail was dated June 10, 2009. The letter informed the consignee of the problem and product involved. They requested that any affected devices remaining in inventory be identified and returned and to fill out and return the "Device Recall Field Action Reconciliation Form".
- Quantity
- 4
- Distribution
- International Distribution Only -- Brazil, Uruguay, & Malaysia.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot #5283431
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K033314"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- FGE
- Firm FEI
- 2183870
- Firm city
- Plymouth
- 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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