FDAApril 15, 2016device

Haskal Transjugular Intrahepatic Portal Access Set Introducer, catheter Intended for transjugular liver access in diagnostic and interventional procedures.

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

The hazard

Increase in reports of polymer degradation of the catheter tip, resulting in tip fracture and/or separation. degradation could include loss of device function, separation of a device segment leading to medical intervention, or complications resulting from a separated segment. Such complications include device fragments in the vascular system, genitourinary system, or other soft tissues. Fragments within the vascular system could result in embolization to the heart or lungs, or occluding blood flow to end organs.

What to do

FDA enforcement status: Terminated

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Recall history

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