Device recall: Fast-Cath Transseptal Guiding Introducer, 90, 8F, REF 406586, Length 60 cm, Sterile EO, Rx only, St. Jude Medical…
Class III FDA enforcement event 63855. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
St. Jude Medical is recalling a single batch of Fast Cath Transseptal Guiding Introducers which was packaged as a 180 degree curve style introducer instead of a 90 degree curve style introducer as indicated on the labeling.
Class III, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences
St Jude Medical Inc started this device recall on 28 Mar 2012. The firm address in the FDA record is in Saint Paul, MN. FDA put the recall in Class III. FDA event 63855 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 9 Jan 2013. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 12 Jul 2013.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
US Distribution only including the states of FL, KY and OK.
Recalling firm
St Jude Medical Inc, Saint Paul, 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-0617-2013 | Fast-Cath Transseptal Guiding Introducer, 90, 8F, REF 406586, Length 60 cm, Sterile EO, Rx only, St. Jude Medical, 14901 DeVeau Place, Minnetonka, MN 55343 Indicated for introducing various cardiovascular catheters into the left side of the heart through the interatrial septum. | 26 | Class III | Terminated | 9 Jan 2013 |
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Class III: The lowest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2012
- 823
- Share of these events in Class III
- 6%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 2
- Events of the firm on the register
- 14
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0617-2013The 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 63855. https://recallregister.com/fda/iii/63855/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
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
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
US Distribution only including the states of FL, KY and OK.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 63855?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
26
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2012 have the same class?
- 6% of the 823 device events that started in 2012 are in Class III.