Recall Register

Device recall: REF 8229705 x1 NIM TriVantage EMG Endotracheal Tube 5.0 mm I.D. x 6.5 mm O.D. Medtronic Xomed, Inc., 6743 Southpoint…

Class I FDA enforcement event 64631. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

In March 2013, Medtronic issued a recall of the NIM TriVantage EMG Endotracheal Tube due to cuff leakage in the intraoperative cuff deflation which then requires re-inflation or replacement of the deflated tube in order to ensure the continued ventilation of the patient.

Class I, in the words of FDA

a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death

Medtronic Xomed, Inc. started this device recall on 4 Mar 2013. The firm address in the FDA record is in Jacksonville, FL. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 64631 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 12 Jun 2013. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 30 Jan 2014.

It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.

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Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Worldwide distribution: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TX, UT, VA, and WA; and countries of : Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy,…

Recalling firm

Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

1 product record in the event.

FDA event 64631: product records
Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
Z-1420-2013REF 8229705 x1 NIM TriVantage EMG Endotracheal Tube 5.0 mm I.D. x 6.5 mm O.D. Medtronic Xomed, Inc., 6743 Southpoint Drive North, Jacksonville, FL 32216-0980 USA STERILE Rx Only The electrodes are designed to make contact with the patient's vocal cords to facilitate electromyographic (EMG) monitoring of the laryngeal…2,591 unitsClass ITerminated12 Jun 2013

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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Device events that started in 2013
1,236
Share of these events in Class I
6%
Product records in this event
1Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register
17

Other events of the firm

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Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 64631. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/64631/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .

Sources

Source
openFDA device enforcement reports
Licence
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Export date
28 Sep 2026
Newest FDA report date on the register
23 Sep 2026

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Questions

Where was the product distributed?
The FDA record gives this distribution: Worldwide distribution: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TX, UT, VA, and WA; and countries of : Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy,…
What quantity of product is in FDA event 64631?
The FDA record gives this quantity: 2,591 units
How did the recall start?
The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2013 have the same class?
6% of the 1,236 device events that started in 2013 are in Class I.