Device recall: Medtronic Abre Venous Self-expanding Sent System, Catalog number REF AB9U16080090 - Product Usage: intended for use in…

Class II FDA enforcement event 87638. Recall start date: 16 Mar 2021. Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: 15 Apr 2024.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Incorrect size printed on the device; packaging is labeled correctly.

Class II, in the words of FDA

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

Medtronic Inc. started this device recall on 16 Mar 2021. The firm address in the FDA record is in Plymouth, MN. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 87638 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 12 May 2021. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 15 Apr 2024.

FDA enforcement report The 1 product record

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.
FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on 1 Oct 2026. openFDA export of 28 Sep 2026.

Distribution

In the words of FDA.

US Nationwide distribution in the states of NC, CO, CA, AZ, MT, MO.

Recalling firm

Medtronic Inc., Plymouth, 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.

FDA event 87638: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
Z-1532-2021	Medtronic Abre Venous Self-expanding Sent System, Catalog number REF AB9U16080090 - Product Usage: intended for use in the iliofemoral veins for the treatment of symptomatic venous outflow obstruction.	23 devices	Class II	Terminated	12 May 2021

openFDA, about the status: FDA does not update the status of a recall after the recall has been classified according to its level of hazard. As such, the status of a recall (open, completed, or terminated) will remain unchanged after published in the Enforcement Reports. Source: openFDA, Drug Recall Enforcement Reports, Disclaimer.

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Enforcement event: All the product records that have one FDA event number. This site shows one event on one page.

Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Device events that started in 2021: 900
Share of these events in Class II: 89%
Product records in this event: 1Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register: 47

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of Medtronic Inc.
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
11 Mar 2026	Medtronic Sphere-9 Catheter, Model Number AFR-00001; catheter, percutaneous, cardiac ablation, for treatment of atrial f	Device	Class II	1
4 Dec 2025	Abre Venous Self-Expanding Stent System, Model numbers AB9G14120090 AB9G12100090 AB9G14080090 AB9G12080090 AB9U12060090	Device	Class II	1
29 Oct 2025	Aurora EV-ICD and Clinical EV-ICD, single chamber, extravascular implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD), Product	Device	Class II	1
18 Jun 2025	Medtronic CareLink SmartSync Patient Connector, Model Number 24967 with the following software components: 1. Cobalt Cro	Device	Class II	2
17 Jun 2025	Medtronic SmartLink Software loaded on SmartSync Patient Connector, Model Number 24967 with the following software compo	Device	Class II	2
29 Apr 2025	Azure S DR MRI SureScan, Product number W3DR01	Device	Class II	1
11 Jul 2024	2090 Programmers with serial number prefixes PKK0 and PKK1: a) 2090, Product Description: PRGM 2090 PROGRAMMER-PORTABLE	Device	Class II	1
16 Apr 2024	COBALT HF QUAD CRT-D MRI SureScan, Model Number DTPB2QQ, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator	Device	Class II	23
16 Feb 2024	Abre Venous Self-expanding Stent System, Product Numbers: a) AB9U14080090; b) AB9U18100090; c) AB9G14100090	Device	Class II	1
7 Dec 2023	Cobalt XT DR MRI SureScan Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, product number DDPA2D1	Device	Class II	1

Medtronic Inc.: all 47 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report Z-1532-2021The 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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Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 87638. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/87638/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through 28 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: openFDA device enforcement reports
Licence: CC0 1.0
Export date: 28 Sep 2026
Newest FDA report date on the register: 23 Sep 2026

FDA has one record for each product. This site puts the records with the same event number on one page. The class of the event is the highest class of its records. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Where was the product distributed?: The FDA record gives this distribution: US Nationwide distribution in the states of NC, CO, CA, AZ, MT, MO.
What quantity of product is in FDA event 87638?: The FDA record gives this quantity: 23 devices
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2021 have the same class?: 89% of the 900 device events that started in 2021 are in Class II.