FDASeptember 8, 2016device

MicroStic Plus w/SS Wire 5F and MicroStic Plus w/NiTi Wire & Echo Needle 4F. A sheath used to facilitate placing a catheter through the skin into a vein or artery.

Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

The hazard

The supplier initiated a recall because affected lots of the micro-introducer have an outer diameter of the dilator hub that is slightly smaller than is capable of securing the dilator to the sheath

What to do

FDA enforcement status: Terminated

Brands named

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Recall history

Other federal recalls tied to the same brand — a factual pattern, straight from the source data.

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