Device recall: Langston Dual Lumen Catheters, 6Fr, REF 5550 and 5540. The Vascular Solutions Langston Dual Lumen Pressure Monitoring…
Class I FDA enforcement event 68489. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
The inner catheter of some Langston V2 Dual Lumen Catheters have separated from the device hub during contrast pressure injections. This may require an intervention to retrieve the separated piece from the patient to prevent injury.
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
Vascular Solutions, Inc. started this device recall on 27 May 2014. The firm address in the FDA record is in Maple Grove, MN. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 68489 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 9 Jul 2014. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 30 Jan 2015.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide Distribution - USA nationwide including DC and Puerto Rico, AUSTRIA, CANADA, GERMANY, ISRAEL, ITALY, NETHERLANDS, SPAIN, SWEDEN SWITZERLAND, and UNITED KINGDOM.
Recalling firm
Vascular Solutions, Inc., Maple Grove, MN.
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.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1981-2014 | Langston Dual Lumen Catheters, 6Fr, REF 5550 and 5540. The Vascular Solutions Langston Dual Lumen Pressure Monitoring catheter is used as a pressure measurement catheter and for delivery of contrast media during angiographic studies. | 8,580 total (US 5714) | Class I | Terminated | 9 Jul 2014 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2014
- 1,176
- Share of these events in Class I
- 5%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 12
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-1981-2014The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 68489. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/68489/. 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 - USA nationwide including DC and Puerto Rico, AUSTRIA, CANADA, GERMANY, ISRAEL, ITALY, NETHERLANDS, SPAIN, SWEDEN SWITZERLAND, and UNITED KINGDOM.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 68489?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
8,580 total (US 5714)
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2014 have the same class?
- 5% of the 1,176 device events that started in 2014 are in Class I.