FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Cook Ireland Ltd.: Zilver 518 Vascular Self Expanding Stent The Zilver Vascular Stent is intended for use as an adjunct to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) in the treatment of symptomatic disease of iliac arteries up to 100 mm in length with a reference vessel diameter of 5 to 9 mm. Patients should be suitable candidates for PTA and / or stent treatment.
- Recall number
- Z-2309-2012
- Recalling firm
- Cook Ireland Ltd.
- Product
- Zilver 518 Vascular Self Expanding Stent The Zilver Vascular Stent is intended for use as an adjunct to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) in the treatment of symptomatic disease of iliac arteries up to 100 mm in length with a reference vessel diameter of 5 to 9 mm. Patients should be suitable candidates for PTA and / or stent treatment.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2012-01-05
- Posted
- 2012-09-01
- Terminated
- 2013-02-04
- Reason
- Cook Ireland received a product complaint from Japan on December 22nd, 2011. The complainant reported that a 5 French Zilver Vascular Stent (part number ZIV5-18-125-8-80 from Lot# CF694429) was inserted into a sheath over a wire guide where it became lodged in the sheath hub. After further examination, the user determined that the product was a 6 French Zilver Vascular Stent (part number ZIV6-35
- Root cause
- Packaging process control
- Action
- The firm, Cook Medical, sent a letter dated February 13, 2012 to foreign consignee. The letter described the product, problem and actions taken. The firm stated that re-training of the relevant personnel has been carried out; they will continue to monitor to identify potential emerging trends and further corrective and preventive action will be considered in an effort to avoid the recurrence of similar events. If you have any question contact in US: Customer Relations Manager at 800.346.2686.ext 2222 or email: rita.harden@cookmedical.com; OUS: Customer Quality Supervisor at +353 61 239343.
- Quantity
- 15 units of ZIV5-18-125-8-80 LOT# CF694429
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) and country of: Japan.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Part order number: ZIV5-18-125-8-80; Lot Number: CF694429; Expiration Date: 09-2014
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- ["P050017"]
- Product code
- NIO
- Firm FEI
- 3001845648
- Firm city
- Peroc
- Firm state
- not on file
- Firm country
- Ireland
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
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- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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