FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.: The Chevalier Valvulotome is a device used to disrupt the valves of veins which are to be used as grafts in the in situ or non-reversed bypass procedure. The Chevalier Valvulotome consists of a 70 cm stainless steel shaft with two tips: 1) the cutting tip is shaped like an inverted tulip with four teeth at its base. This tip is designed to cut the vein valve cusps. 2) the other tip is atraumatic and used to test the patency and the course of the vein before the valvulotomy. The Chevalier Valvulotome is available in three tip diameters: 2.5 mm (Catalog # 40025); 3.0 mm (Catalog # 40030); and 3.5 mm (Catalog # 40035)
- Recall number
- Z-2468-2023
- Recalling firm
- LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
- Product
- The Chevalier Valvulotome is a device used to disrupt the valves of veins which are to be used as grafts in the in situ or non-reversed bypass procedure. The Chevalier Valvulotome consists of a 70 cm stainless steel shaft with two tips: 1) the cutting tip is shaped like an inverted tulip with four teeth at its base. This tip is designed to cut the vein valve cusps. 2) the other tip is atraumatic and used to test the patency and the course of the vein before the valvulotomy. The Chevalier Valvulotome is available in three tip diameters: 2.5 mm (Catalog # 40025); 3.0 mm (Catalog # 40030); and 3.5 mm (Catalog # 40035)
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- 2023-07-13
- Posted
- 2023-08-28
- Terminated
- not on file
- Reason
- Burrs (molding flash) on the cutter may tear the harvested vien
- Root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- LeMaitre issued Field Safety Notice (FSN) Chevalier Valvulotome (FSCA Ref: CAPA 2023-022) on July 13, 2023 to OUS Customers. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: Please quarantine the affected devices. Then, return the faxback/reply form (at the end of this FSN) to LeMaitre Vascular as soon as possible. Then, LeMaitre will give you instructions on how to return the devices.
- Quantity
- 225 units
- Distribution
- International distribution to the countries of Belgium, France, Germany, and United Kingdom.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- (1)Catalog # 40025 UDI-DI: 00840663110469; (2)Catalog # 40030 UDI-DI: 00840663110476; (3) Catalog # 40035 UDI-DI: 00840663110483 Lot Numbers: All lots starting with CHV. Only lots beginning with CHV are being recalled. Older lots (with CL lot prefixes) are not being recalled. REF (Catalog #) LOT Catalog Number: (1)40025 Lot Number: CHV1003, CHV1006, CHV1022 (2) 40030 Lot Number: CHV1002, CHV1004, (3) 40035 Lot Number: CHV1001, CHV1005
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- MGZ
- Firm FEI
- 1220948
- Firm city
- Burlington
- Firm state
- MA
- 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