United StatesMicrovention’s Flow Re‑Direction Endoluminal Devices FRED 27 and FRED X 27 (multiple REF/UDI codes, including but not limited to FRED5019, FRED5029, FRED4528, FRED4026, FRED5526, XFRED4017‑MVE) are recalled. The flow diverter may have a manufacturing issue with the tantalum length and/or attachment pattern that can cause the device to be incompletely open or not properly apposed to the vessel wall, potentially requiring device recapture and withdrawal of the delivery system and microcatheter, and possibly leading to long‑term health consequences.
What's being recalled
Flow Re-Direction Endoluminal Devices: FRED 27, REF: FRED5019, FRED5029, FRED4528, FRED4026, FRED5526, FRED4508, FRED5514, FRED3536, FRED3511, FRED5014, FRED3516, MV-F451827; FRED X 27, REF: XFRED4017-MVE, XFRED4528-MVE, MV-F501427X, XFRED4518-MVE, XFRED5526-MVE, XFRED4539-MVE, FREDX5522-PMA, FREDX3522-PMA, FREDX4525-PMA, FREDX5015-PMA, FREDX5532-PMA, FREDX4013-PMA, FREDX3513-PMA, FREDX4515-PMA, FREDX3517-PMA, MV-F352427X
Recalling firm: Microvention Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA, United States.
How to identify it
REF/UDI-DI(Lot): FRED5019/00811425020388(0000235839), 00842429117163(0000544498); FRED5029/00811425020395(0000256343), 00842429117170(0000507209); FRED4528/00811425020425(0000265666); FRED4026/00811425021033(0000333125, 0000576973); FRED5526/00842429117194(0000361117); FRED4508/00842429117095(0000372088); FRED5514/00842429117187(0000429786, 0000478385); FRED3536/00842429117033(0000460268, 0000445555); FRED3511/00842429117002(0000452923); FRED5014/00842429117156(0000563591, 0000464401); FRED3516/00842429117019(0000513146, 0000531733, 0000536217); MV-F451827/04987892121906(0000565094); XFRED4017-MVE/00842429107508(0000478838); XFRED4528-MVE/00842429107560(0000518323, 0000663751); MV-F501427X/04987892151231(0000579031); XFRED4518-MVE/00842429107553(0000663074, 0000663750); XFRED5526-MVE/00842429107638(0000704203); XFRED4539-MVE/00842429107577(00007311620); FREDX5522-PMA/00842429114483(0000265641, 0000469609, 0000731155); FREDX3522-PMA/00842429114315(0000469598); FREDX4525-PMA/00842429114414(0000469603); FREDX5015-PMA/00842429114445(0000469606); FREDX5532-PMA/00842429114490(0000469610); FREDX4013-PMA/00842429114346(0000469613, 0000663758, 0000668189); FREDX3513-PMA/00842429114292(0000478834); FREDX4515-PMA/00842429114391(0000478840); FREDX3517-PMA/00842429114308(0000731304); MV-F352427X/04987892151101(0000760963)
The hazard
Flow diverter may have a manufacturing issue related to the tantalum length and/or tantalum attachment pattern, which may lead the device to be incompletely open or not properly apposed to the vessel wall, which may necessitate device recapture and withdrawal of the delivery system and microcatheter together. Insufficient apposition could lead to long-term health consequences.
What to do
Don't stop taking a prescribed medicine without talking to your doctor or pharmacist first. For other products, stop using them and ask the pharmacist, seller or maker what to do.
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Where it was sold
Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of SD, CA, SC, TX, FL, CO, NE, NY and the countries of DE, ES, PL, GB, IT, IN, AU, KZ, JP, AT, SI, RS, GR, TR, AR, CH, SG, KR, SK, MX, DK, IR, SA, BY, PA, VN, ZA, BR, TW, CN, BE, FR, VE, MY.
The official notice
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