Recalls for Filter, Blood, Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Arterial Line

Medical device used in cardiovascular procedures is defective.

Medtronic is recalling 148 Affinity Pediatric Arterial Filters from 2 manufacturing lots because a limited quantity of filters may have a small breach in the filter media that may allow unwanted particulate or gaseous emboli to pass through the filter and the outlet of the device, which could result in serious injury to a pediatric patient including neurological damage, or potential patient death.

Medtronic is recalling selected Carmeda-coated cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) products (e.g., oxygenators, reservoirs, pumps, cannulae and tubing packs) that were manufactured with contaminated heparin. Medtronic's heparin supplier recently reported that it had provided some batches to Medtronic that were contaminated with oversulfated chondroitin sulfate (OSCS).

One way valve in the heart lung pack assembly may be missing.

Medtronic has identified an out of-specification condition exhibiting excess plastic (flash) in the arterial filter directly above the outlet port.