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Device recall: Cardioblate" Gemini"-s Irrigated RF Surgical Ablation System; The device is placed in a plastic tray with a snap on plas
FDA enforcement event 90089 is a device recall by Medtronic Perfusion Systems of Brooklyn Park, MN, initiated 20 Apr 2022 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. 88% of the 839 device enforcement events initiated in 2022 carry the same class.
Status: Ongoing. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Medtronic Perfusion Systems has 38 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
Medtronic Perfusion Systems, Brooklyn Park, MN.
Reason for recall
"Firm detected an increase in complaints related to fractured jaw tips of the Cardioblate Gemini-s."
Distribution
"Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the states of CA, ND, MA, ID, WI, KS, UT, MN, NY, NJ, GA, MO and the countries of Australia, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany,…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1131-2022 | Cardioblate" Gemini"-s Irrigated RF Surgical Ablation System; The device is placed in a plastic tray with a snap on plastic lid, the tray is placed in protective wrap, then into a sterile pouch, 1 device per carton, 1 carton per box. | 1236 units | Class II | Ongoing | 1 Jun 2022 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Medtronic Perfusion Systems
All 38 events for Medtronic Perfusion Systems
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Firm detected an increase in complaints related to fractured jaw tips of the Cardioblate Gemini-s."
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: "Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the states of CA, ND, MA, ID, WI, KS, UT, MN, NY, NJ, GA, MO and the countries of Australia, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany,…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Ongoing. "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.