Cook Medical has initiated a global, voluntary recall of all catheters with Beacon® Tip technology. This recall includes all lots of catheters with the Beacon Tip technology. The catheters were recalled in the U.S. on April 15, 2016 and April 21, 2016 in Europe due to complaints of tip splitting and/or fracture. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not yet classified the recall. A complete list of products affected by this recall can be found below.
Catheters with Beacon Tip technology have been found to exhibit polymer degradation of the catheter tip, resulting in tip fracture and/or separation. Most of the fractures and/or separations were discovered prior to patient contact. The FDA and other regulatory agencies around the world have been notified of this action.
In 2015, Cook recalled specific lot numbers of Beacon Tip catheters and then expanded that recall to all 4 French lots. Due to an increase in complaints about tip splitting and/or fracture, in April 2016 Cook has now recalled all lots and sizes to assure patient safety around the world.
“We’ve been investigating a variety of factors including environmental influences and it’s been difficult for us to reproduce the exact failures that our customers have experienced,” said Pete Yonkman, president of Cook Medical and Cook Group. “If we cannot tell our customers how to keep our products safe, then we aren’t comfortable leaving them on the market. It’s a risk we’re not willing to take. Patient safety comes first – period.”
Affected products
| Product Brand Name | Catalog Identifier * | Lot Number |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon® Tip Torcon NB® Advantage Catheter | HNBR5.0 HNBR6.0 |
All lots |
| Beacon® Tip Royal Flush® Plus High-Flow Catheter | HNR5.0 | All lots |
| Beacon® Tip Centimetre Sizing Catheter, Beacon® Tip White Vessel Sizing Catheter, Beacon® Tip Vessel Sizing Catheter |
NR5.0 | All lots |
| Shuttle® Select Slip-Cath | SCBR5.5-/-SHTL SCBR6.5-/-SHTL |
All lots |
| Slip-Cath® Beacon® Tip Catheter | SCBR5.0 SCBR5.5 SCBR6.5 |
All lots |
| FluoroSet® Radiographic Tubal Assessment Set | J-RTAS-100 | All lots |
| Haskal Transjugular Intrahepatic Portal Access Set | HTPS | All lots |
| Kumpe Access Catheter | 023565-BT | All lots |
| Liver Access and Biopsy Needle Set | LABS-100 LABS-200 LABS-200-CHP-A |
All lots |
| Neff D’Agostino Percutaneous Access Set | NPAS-100-D’Agostino-B-050393 | All lots |
| Aprima™ Access Nonvascular Introducer Set | NPAS-/-SST NSSW-/-SST |
All lots |
| Selective Salpingography Catheter with Beacon® Tip | J-SSG-504000 | All lots |
| Transluminal Biliary Biopsy Forceps Set | BBFS-100 | All lots |
| White Lumax® Guiding Coaxial Catheter | LMGRF-7.0C-80-MPA-PULM | All lots |
| Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Procedure Pack | TIPSS-100 TIPSS-200 |
All lots |
| Zenith Alpha™ AAA Endovascular Graft Procedure Pack | ZAPP-A | All lots |
| Zenith Alpha™ TAA Endovascular Graft Procedure Pack | ZAPP-T | All lots |
| Zenith® AAA Endovascular Graft Start Up Kit | ESSK-2 ESSK-3 |
All lots |
| Zenith® AAA Endovascular Graft Procedure Pack | ESSK-3FR ESSK-AAA |
All lots |
| Zenith® t-Branch Endovascular Graft Procedure Pack | ESSK-T-BRANCH | All lots |
| Zenith® Thoracic Endovascular Graft Procedure Pack | ESSK-T | All lots |
A full list of affected products along with Reference Part Numbers (RPNs) and Global Part Numbers (GPNs)
Recall return information
All customers affected by the recall will have received a customer letter advising on action to be taken. The letters requested that all customers and distributors collect all remaining affected products distributed between April 2013 and April 2016 from their inventory and complete an enclosed Customer Response Form.
All Customer Response Forms and questions should be directed to European.FieldAction@CookMedical.com or alternatively by fax to Cook Medical marked for the attention of European Customer Quality Assurance (fax number +353 61 334441). Do not enclose the response form with the returned product.
Where product is indicated as being returned Cook Medical Customer Services department will contact the customer to organise the return and any credit.
Product should be addressed to:
Cook Medical EUDC GmbH
Robert-Koch-Straße, 2
52499 Baesweiler
GERMANY
Potential adverse events
Potential adverse events that may occur as a result of catheter polymer 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 embolisation to the heart or lungs, or occluding blood flow to end organs.
Adverse event reporting
Please report any adverse event to Cook Medical Customer Relations by contacting our Customer Services Department.
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