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Device recall: PENTARAY NAV High-Density Mapping Catheter and PENTARAY NAV ECO Catheter, Catalog No. D128201, D128202, D128204, D128205
FDA enforcement event 67566 is a device recall by Biosense Webster, Inc. of Irwindale, CA, initiated 20 Feb 2014 and classified Class II, with 1 product record.
FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 91% of the 1,176 device enforcement events initiated in 2014 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 24 Oct 2014. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Biosense Webster, Inc. has 21 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Biosense Webster, Inc., Irwindale, CA.
Reason for recall
"Biosense Webster is recalling the PentaRay Nav Catheter because it has the potential to have partial tip separation from the catheter shaft. Biosense Webster is expanding the recall on 5/1/14 to include all lots of the PentaRay Nav Catheter and the PentaRay Nav ECO Catheter because they can lead to an insufficient bond of the distal tip to the catheter shaft."
Distribution
"US Nationwide Distribution."
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1176-2014 | PENTARAY NAV High-Density Mapping Catheter and PENTARAY NAV ECO Catheter, Catalog No. D128201, D128202, D128204, D128205, D128207, D128208, D128210, D128211. The Biosense Webster PENTARAY NAV High-Density Mapping Catheter is indicated for multiple electrode electrophysiological mapping of cardiac structures in the… | 15,672 units total (12,804 units in US) | Class II | Terminated | 19 Mar 2014 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Biosense Webster, Inc.
All 21 events for Biosense Webster, Inc.
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Biosense Webster is recalling the PentaRay Nav Catheter because it has the potential to have partial tip separation from the catheter shaft. Biosense Webster is expanding the recall on 5/1/14 to include all lots of the PentaRay Nav Catheter and the PentaRay Nav ECO Catheter because they can lead to an insufficient bond of the distal tip to the catheter shaft."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "US Nationwide Distribution."
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 24 Oct 2014. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.