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Health product recall

Sonic - Braided Microcatheter With Progressive SupplenessSonic - Braided Microcatheter With Progressive Suppleness

Starting date:
July 6, 2017
Posting date:
August 14, 2017
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type III
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-64122

Reason

Balt Extrusion received complaints related to ruptures or inflations of sonic microcatheters during the injections of contrast liquid or embolic agents. Sonic microcatheters are designed to be thin and very flexible which allows them to reach very distal locations. Special attention must be given during the injections in order to avoid any complications related to overpressure. Hence, a customer letter was created and is being distributed to remind users to follow the instructions in the IFU to prevent incidents due to overpressure.

Affected products

Sonic - Braided Microcatheter With Progressive Suppleness

Lot or serial number

All lots

Model or catalog number

  • SONIC 1.2F/15
  • SONIC 1.2F/25
  • SONIC 1.2F15SG
  • SONIC 1.2F35
  • SONIC 1.5F15
  • SONIC 1.5F15SG

Companies

Manufacturer
Balt Extrusion
10 Rue Croix-Vigneron
Montmorency
95160
FRANCE