FDA Device

Amplatzer Cardiac Septal Occluder Delivery Systems labeled as follows: a) AMPLATZER Delivery System, Order no. 9-DEL-5F-180/60, 9-DEL-6F-45/60, 9-DEL-6F-180/80, 9-DEL-7F-45/60, 9-DEL-7F-45/80, 9-DEL-7F-180/80, 9-DEL-8F-45/60, 9-DEL-8F-45/80, 9-DEL-8F-180/80, 9-DEL-9F-45/80, 9-DEL-9F-180/80, 9-DEL-10F-45/80, 9-DEL-12F-45/80. [Breakdown of order no. ''9-DEL-5F-180/60'' is as follows: 9-DEL, French size (5F) - degree angle curve (180) / usable length in cm (60).] b) the following devices ar

Hazard

AGA Medical has found that microscopic tears can occur in the delivery system sterile packaging under accelerated stress testing with routine shipping configurations. These microscopic tears are a potential breach of the sterile barrier. AGA has no confirmed complaints or adverse events related to this failure mode.

What You Should Do

Remedy

An Urgent Recall Notice, dated 09/29/06, was sent to customers via facsimile or email and via Federal Express. The letter describes the issue and what product is affected. Unexpired product that is returned to AGA will be replaced. A response form is asked to be returned to AGA.

Products

Amplatzer Cardiac Septal Occluder Delivery Systems labeled as follows: a) AMPLATZER Delivery System, Order no. 9-DEL-5F-180/60, 9-DEL-6F-45/60, 9-DEL-6F-180/80, 9-DEL-7F-45/60, 9-DEL-7F-45/80, 9-DE
Brand
AGA Medical Corporation
UPC
Order no. 9-DEL-5F-180/60, Lot Numbers: M03J19-05, M03L18-49, M04B02-02, M04C01-19, M04E18-13, M04J13-15, M04L02-04, M04M28-10, M05C15-31, M05C25-27, M05D29-51, M05G20-44, M05G28-19, M05H30-45, M05J23-32.  Order no. 9-DEL-6F-45/60, Lot Numbers: M03L11-45, M03J23-04, M04B09-16, M04E27-19, M04L22-12, M05A03-10, M05B04-20, M05B08-04, M05C08-23, M05C09-05, M05E24-48, M05H01-51, M05J12-16, M06C20-25, M06D03-02, M06D19-71, M06E22-46.  Order no. 9-DEL-6F-180/80, Lot Numbers: M03K16-22, M03K28-33, M03L11-47, M03M02-09, M03M03-09, M03M12-18, M04A19-31, M04B03-10, M04C01-17, M04C23-12, M04D06-10, M04D13-16, M04E24-16, M04F23-21, M04F28-40, M04G01-22, M04G27-27, M04H03-17, M04H12-11, M04H24-23, M04L08-02, M04M16-21, M04M30-04, M05A03-09, M05A05-27, M05A12-07, M05A17-07, M05A18-04, M05A20-09, M05A27-27, M05A31-06, M05B02-26, M05B21-13, M05B23-09, M05C08-04, M05C25-02, M05D07-08, M05D13-09, M05D14-13, M05G07-20, M05G11-03, M05G12-06, M05G15-24, M05G15-31, M05G27-41, M05H08-19, M05H04-10, M05H05-29, M05H09-09, M05K14-06, M05K20-10, M05K28-02, M05M28-23, M06A13-17, M06D19-53, M06D19-57, M06D19-55, M06D19-59, M06E16-68, M06E22-65, M06E22-67, M06F07-90, M06F13-86.  Order no. 9-DEL-7F-45/60, Lot Numbers: . Order no. , Lot Numbers: M03L12-09, M04C23-09, M04E24-17, M04G01-24, M04M10-18, M05B04-18, M05B07-06, M05B16-02, M05D08-09, M05F13-11, M05G15-16, M05G19-24, M05J08-03.  Order no. 9-DEL-7F-45/80, Lot Numbers: M03J19-07, M03K14-06, M03K28-35, M03L11-48, M04B03-09, M04B03-14, M04C08-12, M04D06-12, M04E11-28, M04E24-20, M04F08-23, M04H03-23, M04J17-07, M04K07-02, M04K28-06, M04L30-04, M05A11-12, M05A11-10, M05A12-05, M05B04-09, M05B16-04, M05B16-23, M05B23-07, M05C10-07, M05C14-07, M05C15-29, M05D04-15, M05E03-02, M05E12-16, M05E12-03, M05E16-21, M05E17-45, M05F01-02, M05F30-25, M05G07-02, M05G21-06, M05G29-23, M05H01-11, M05H17-09, M05J16-13, M05J16-68, M05J28-08, M05K04-04, M05M05-11, M06A13-19, M06C20-23, M06C28-42, M06D04-77, M06D12-20, M06E16-80, M06F01-43, M06F07-88, M06F13-76, M06G25-96.  Order no. 9-DEL-7F-180/80, Lot Numbers: M03K24-14, M03L12-10, M03M12-19, M03G15-34, M04B03-08, M04B09-17, M04C01-18, M04D01-05, M04D06-11, M04D20-07, M04E04-05, M04F08-21, M04H03-18, M04H24-25, M04K22-13, M04L30-12, M04M13-05, M05A18-26, M05A20-11, M05B08-06, M05B14-22, M05B18-10, M05B18-12, M05C16-33, M05C16-18, M05D05-39, M05E11-30, M05E18-04, M05E26-23, M05G08-07, M05G15-29, M05G26-16, M05H02-22, M05H03-11, M05J13-14, M05J19-66, M05J23-07, M05J26-19, M05K19-04, M05L30-22, M05M22-20, M06D19-67, M05D19-69, M06E16-76, M06E22-71, M06E22-69. Order no. 9-DEL-8F-45/60, Lot Numbers: M03K14-07, M03L18-50, M03M03-11, M04C23-10, M04E24-18, M04G01-20, M04L30-02, M04M15-20, M05B07-08, M05B14-04, M05B15-07, M05B24-14, M05B25-06, M05H19-13. Order no. 9-DEL-8F-45/80, Lot Numbers: M03J19-08, M03J25-27, M03K09-23, M03K28-36, M03L11-46, M03M03-12, M03M29-07, M04A19-28, M04A28-16, M04B03-13, M04B09-19, M04B17-33, M04B24-08, M04C23-11, M04D06-13, M04D26-06, M04D26-10, M04F08-22, M04F27-47, M04H24-22, M04J07-09, M04J10-22, M04J17-08, M04J17-09, M04K06-02, M04K11-08, M04K15-10, M04K25-25, M04L02-02, M04L08-12, M04L29-18, M04M01-02, M04M10-08, M04M20-16, M04M22-02, M04M30-05, M05A11-08, M05A18-28, M05A21-20, M05A21-24, M05A24-34, M05A27-13, M05A28-13, M05A31-08, M05B17-04, M05B17-06, M05C21-24, M05C24-04, M05C25-18, M05C30-24, M05C31-28, M05D06-07, M05D12-03, M05D14-09, M05D20-06, M05D25-19, M05D27-20, M05D28-13, M05E24-17, M05E25-21, M05E27-46, M05F06-46, M05F21-43, M05F21-41, M05G20-10, M05G27-39, M05H12-16, M05H17-13, M05H24-19, M05J09-10, M05J09-12, M05K11-03, M05K18-10, M05K20-08, M05K21-05, M05L17-19, M05L21-04, M05L28-04, M05L30-20, M06A09-15, M06A12-10, M06A12-12, M06A20-25, M06A20-27, M06A24-18, M06A20-29, M06C17-36, M06C17-38, M06D04-73, M06D11-05, M06D12-12, M06D12-14, M06D12-16, M06D12-18, M06E22-49, M06E22-51, M06F01-47, M06F07-82, M06F07-84, M06F07-86, M06F13-72, M06F13-74, M06F22-19, M06F29-12, M06G24-46.  Order no. 9-DEL-8F-180/80, Lot Numbers: M03L18-52, M04B09-18, M04C23-13, M04E27-20, M04F08-24, M04H03-20, M04K26-18, M04L04-17. M05B11-08, M05C01-06, M05C01-08, M05C11-02, M05E02-21, M05F28-12, M05J01-38, M05J22-28, M05K18-04.  Order no. 9-DEL-9F-45/80, Lot Numbers: M03K14-08, M03K24-15, M03K28-37, M03M02-12, M03M03-08, M03M29-03, M03M29-06, M03M30-13, M04A19-29, M04A28-18, M04B03-12, M04B17-38, M04C08-13, M04C15-04, M04C15-06, M04D06-09, M04D13-17, M04D20-08, M04D26-07, M04D26-09, M04E24-19, M04E27-24, M04F21-43, M04F23-23, M04G27-25, M04H12-12, M04H24-20, M04J22-13, M04K08-02, M04L05-08, M04L19-11, M04L29-02, M04L29-17, M04L29-23, M04L30-10, M04M14-02, M04M14-04, M04M14-21, M04M16-23, M04N22-23, M05A05-25, M05A03-12, M05A11-06, M05A13-19, M05A18-24, M05A19-04, M05A24-09, M05A24-32, M05A24-36, M05A25-19, M05A28-11, M05B01-05, M05B02-24, M05B04-22, M05B10-05, M05B11-06, M05B22-03, M05B23-05, M05B24-20, M05C10-25, M05C15-27, M05C24-02, M05D04-13, M05D06-05, M05D07-04, M05D08-11, M05D12-20, M05D26-26, M05E11-14, M05E11-16, M05E13-09, M05E31-04, M05E31-10, M05E31-12, M05F06-44, M05F03-12, M05F09-06, M05F10-07, M05F14-26, M05F16-17, M05F27-06, M05F29-06, M05G06-07, M05G18-30, M05G19-15, M05G27-07, M05G27-43, M05H01-09, M05H12-14, M05H18-34, M05H19-08, M0530-36, M05J07-10, M05J08-05, M05J16-57, M05L01-02, M05L18-02, M05L30-06, M05M02-21, M05M06-13, M05M08-16, M05M22-12, M05M22-16, M06A09-12, M06A16-23, M06C15-52, M06C20-27, M06C24-22, M06D04-69, M06D04-71, M06D19-61, M06D19-63, M06D21-03, M06D21-05, M06D21-07, M06E22-53, M06E22-55, M06F13-78, M06F29-10, M06G25-93.  Order no. 9-DEL-9F-180/80, Lot Numbers: M03K28-34, M03L18-51, M04L22-14, M05C28-12, M05D07-10, M05E03-13, M05F22-09, M05J26-21. Order no. 9-DEL-10F-45/80, Lot Numbers: M03J25-26, M03K01-02, M03K09-22, M03K14-05, M03K16-16, M03K16-17, M03K24-09, M03L18-56, M03M30-11, M03M30-14, M03M30-15, M04A19-30, M04B03-11, M04B17-34, M04B24-09, M04C30-08, M04F08-20, M04F23-20, M04F28-46, M04G01-19, M04G01-21, M04H23-20, M04H23-21, M04J07-04, M04L29-19, M04L29-20, M04M22-25, M04M17-19, M04M29-09, M04M29-10, M05A03-11, M05A10-07, M05A10-09, M05A14-08, M05B07-24, M05B07-25, M05B07-26, M05B18-06, M05B21-04, M05B24-08, M05C03-08, M05C07-06, M05C10-05, M05C10-27, M05C15-25, M05C23-07, M05C29-13, M05D29-05, M05E04-17, M05E05-24, M05E09-19, M05E09-21, M05E16-19, M05E17-43, M05E24-13, M05E27-38, M05E26-33, M05F09-08, M05F28-08, M05F28-10, M05H03-37, M05H22-06, M05H25-15, M05H25-13, M05J01-13, M05J22-23, M05K10-07, M05K13-04, M05K19-02, M05K21-03, M05L18-04, M05L29-12, M05M02-23, M05M01-05, M05M22-18, M06A13-15, M06C15-55, M06C24-20, M06D04-65, M06D04-67, M06E08-10, M06E08-12, M06F07-80, M06F13-82, M06G25-94. Order no. 9-DEL-12F-45/80, Lot Numbers: M03J25-28, M03K16-21, M03K24-13, M03L18-55, M03M03-13, M03M30-12, M03M30-16, M04A28-19, M04C09-03, M04C09-04, M04C15-05, M04D01-04, M04D06-08, M04D26-08, M04F21-42, M04F23-22, M04G27-26, M04H03-22, M04H24-21, M04J30-02, M04K05-02, M04K25-23, M04L04-09, M04M10-05, M04M23-02, M05A13-03, M05A14-11, M05A19-06, M05B04-24, M05B21-28, M05C03-04, M05C02-06, M05C07-08, M05C08-02, M05C21-25, M05D07-06, M05D15-28, M05D19-02, M05D18-45, M05D25-04, M05D28-23, M05D29-19, M05E02-08, M05E10-29, M05E13-26, M05E19-07, M05E20-17, M05E24-15, M05F07-12, M05F15-35, M05F15-43, M05F20-05, M05F21-54, M05G13-16, M05G25-15, M05G27-09, M05H05-27, M05H26-08, M05H29-16, M05J09-27, M05J12-09, M05J12-07, M05K06-10, M05K07-25, M05K31-28, M06C15-57, M06D04-75, M06D12-10, M06E16-78, M06F01-45, M06F13-84.   the following devices are not approved for US distribution: AMPLATZER TorqVue Delivery System, order no. 9-ITV06F45/60, Lot numbers: M05K24-25, M05L03-06, M06C03-17, M06C27-05, M06E22-57.  Order no. 9-ITV07F45/60, Lot numbers: M05K24-27, M05L04-13, M06B10-21, M06E01-40, M06F13-96.  Order no. 9-ITV07F45/80, Lot numbers: M05K24-04, M05L10-07, M05L14-13, M05L15-34, M06B01-31, M06C02-14, M06F01-33, M06F07-68, M06F07-70.  Order no. 9-ITV08F45/60, Lot numbers: M05K24-29, M05L03-08, M06B10-25.  Order no. 9-ITV08F45/80, Lot numbers: M05K24-31, M05L11-15, M05M06-17, M05M07-10, M05M12-16, M06A05-25, M06B01-33, M06B10-27, M06B10-23, M06E03-10, M06E03-08, M06E16-84, M06F01-41, M06F13-90, M06G06-18, M06G25-79.  Order no. 9-ITV09F45/80, Lot numbers: M05K24-33, M05L10-09, M05M12-18, M05M12-20, M06A12-19, M06B01-37, M06B10-29, M06C03-14, M06C10-18, M06C10-20, M06C13-38, M06C13-40, M06D19-73, M06D26-26, M06D26-28, M06D26-30, M06F01-39, M06F07-76, M06F07-72, M06F13-98, M06F14-03, M06F22-17, M06F14-01, M06G24-28, M06F22-15.  Order no. 9-ITV10F45/80, Lot numbers: M05K24-06, M05L02-12, M05M07-12, M05M12-22. M06B01-39, M06C02-16, M06C10-22, M06C10-24, M06C13-42, M06C13-44, M06D12-08, M06D12-06, M06F13-92, M06G06-24, M06G06-22.  Order no. 9-ITV12F45/80, Lot numbers: M05K24-35, M05L14-09, M05M05-15, M05M12-24, M06B01-41, M06C02-18, M06C20-39, M06C10-28, M06C10-26, M06D12-01, M06E03-04, M06E09-59, M06G25-89.  Order no. 9-ITV05F180/60, Lot numbers: M05K24-02, M05L02-15, M06C27-07.  Order no. 9-ITV06F180/60, Lot numbers:  Order no. 9-ITV06F180/80, Lot numbers: M05K24-08, M05L03-10, M05L04-15, M05L17-23, M05L28-03, M06C20-29, M06C20-31, M06C27-08, M06C20-33, M06E01-05, M06G06-26.  Order no. 9-ITV07F180/80, Lot numbers: M05K24-10, M05L08-06, M05L15-28, M05L17-25, M06B17-34, M06B21-43, M06B21-45, M06B21-47, M06G24-24.  Order no. 9-ITV08F180/80, Lot numbers: M05K24-23, M05L11-17, M06B17-28, M06D19-65, M06E08-05.  Order no. 9-ITV09F180/80, Lot numbers: M05K24-21, M05L07-06, M06B17-32.

Units Affected

90,516