[pending] Brand Name: Sterilmed Reprocessed Imaging Catheter Product Name: ACUSON, CATHETER ACUNAV DIAGNOSTIC
Pending LLM rewrite. Source: FDA_DEVICE Z-0574-2026.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: Pending LLM scoring against the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Affected catheters were reprocessed beyond validated cycles. This may compromise device sterility or mechanical integrity of the device and can lead to severe adverse events such as infection, vascular injury or embolism.
The recalled product
- Product
- Brand Name: Sterilmed Reprocessed Imaging Catheter Product Name: ACUSON, CATHETER ACUNAV DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND 8FR FOR USE WITH SIEMENS SYSTEM Model/Catalog Number: ACU10135936 Software Version: N/A Product Description: ACUSON, CATHETER ACUNAV DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND 8FR FOR US
- Manufacturer
- Sterilmed, Inc.
- Category
- Medical Device — Devices
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
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