Datascope Corp. recalls CARDIOSAVE RESCUE INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMP (IABP). Electromechanical system used to inflate and deflate intra-aortic b…

Recall date

August 8, 2024

Source

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

Recall number

Z-3135-2024

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Datascope Corp.

Sold / distributed

International distribution to the countries of UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, ARGENTINA , AUSTRIA, AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, BAHRAIN, BRAZIL, CANADA, SWITZERLAND, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, GERMANY, DENMARK, ECUADOR, EGYPT, SPAIN, FINLAND, FRANCE, UNITED KINGDOM, INDONESIA, IRELAND, INDIA,…

Why it was recalled

Firm has developed a software correction (Revision D.00) outside the US to mitigate product problems that pose a risk of hemodynamic instability and failure of transmission of clinical data in Cardiosave Hybrid and Cardiosave Rescue Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump devices.

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

CARDIOSAVE RESCUE INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMP (IABP). Electromechanical system used to inflate and deflate intra-aortic balloons.