Edwards Lifesciences, LLC recalls Edwards Lifesciences Swan Ganz Thermodilution Catheter, REF 151F7 Product Usage: The Swan-Ganz Thermodilution Catheter…

Recall date

December 21, 2018

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Recall number

Z-0765-2019

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Edwards Lifesciences, LLC

Sold / distributed

Worldwide Distribution

Why it was recalled

These Swan Ganz catheters have incorrect lumen assembly, which causes reversal of the lumens. If the lumens are reversed the clinician may note reverse PA and CVP pressure values and waveforms.

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

Edwards Lifesciences Swan Ganz Thermodilution Catheter, REF 151F7 Product Usage: The Swan-Ganz Thermodilution Catheter provides a diagnostic tool for physicians to rapidly determine hemodynamic pressures and cardiac output when used with a compatible cardiac output computer. Swan-Ganz thermodilution catheters are indicated for the assessment of a patient s hemodynamic condition through direct intra-cardiac and pulmonary artery pressure monitoring, cardiac output determination, and for infusing solutions. The distal (pulmonary artery) port also allows sampling of mixed venous blood for the assessment of oxygen transport balance and the calculation of derived parameters such as oxygen consumption, oxygen utilization coefficient, and intrapulmonary shunt fraction.