FDAFebruary 21, 2018device
Intra-Aortic Balloon Catheter Mega 8FR 50cc Product Usage: The intra-aortic balloon catheter and accessories are used to provide counter pulsation therapy in the aorta, whereby balloon inflation during diastole and deflation during systole increases blood supply to the heart muscle and decreases ...
Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
The hazard
The U.S. Instructions For Use for the Mega Intra-Aortic Balloon (IAB) Catheter was missing the Contraindications section.
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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- FDACS100 IABP. Software Version CS100 IABP Q.01.2026-01-23
- FDACS300 IABP. Software Version CS300 IABP C.01.2026-01-23
- FDACardiosave Rescue. Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump system.2025-11-04
- FDACardiosave Hybrid. Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump system.2025-11-04
- FDACardiosave Hybrid2025-10-23
- FDACardiosave Rescue2025-10-23
- FDAMEGA 7.5Fr. 40cc Intra-Aortic Balloon with Accessories, Model Number 0684-00- 0295-012024-09-17
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