FDA recall Z-0977-2020

Product

Universa Firm Ureteral Stent, Global Product No. G49864 G49865 G49866 G49867 G49868 G49869 G49870 G49874 G49875 G49877 G49879 G49881 G49882 G49887 G49888

Reason for recall

The wire guide may be incorrectly loaded into the wire guide holder, leading to the stiff tip of the wire guide being introduced into the patient instead of the flexible tip.

Distribution

Domestic distribution to nationwide US. Foreign distribution to Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Canada, Canary Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2019-01-04

Report date

2020-02-12

Termination date

2020-05-29

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Bloomington, IN, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-0977-2020