Class I FDA device recall · Z-1246-2025

Class I — the FDA judged there is a reasonable probability that use of the product would cause serious harm or death.

This is the FDA's risk judgment for this recall. It describes the potential of the product as a category — it does not establish that any specific unit harmed anyone.

Medtronic Pipeline Vantage Embolization Device with Shield Technology, REF: PED3-021-350-16, PED3-021-250-14, PED3-021-350-20, PED3-021-250-20, PED3-021-300-16, PED3-021-300-20, PED3-021-275-12, PED3-021-275-16, PED3-021-325-12, PED3-021-325-14, PED3-021-325-16, PED3-021-325-20, PED3-021-250-12, PED3-021-300-14, PED3-021-250-16, PED3-021-300-12, PED3-021-275-14, PED3-021-350-14, PED3-021-350-25, PED3-021-350-12, PED3-021-250-10, PED3-021-275-20, PED3-021-350-18, PED3-021-325-18, PED3-021-275-18, PED3-021-250-18, PED3-021-300-18; and Instructions for Use, Part: M056989CDOC2

Why it was recalled

Use of embolization device with diameters greater-than-or-equal-to 4mm may lead to incomplete wall apposition and/or braid deformation (fish-mouthing/braid narrowing/braid collapse) noted during procedure and post-procedure, typically noted at 6-12 month imaging follow-up, potentially can lead to thrombosis and/or serious adverse events. Higher risk in females less-than-or-equal-to 45 years of age

Is your unit affected?

The recall covers only the specific lots or serial numbers the FDA listed. Enter the lot or serial number from your product's label and we'll check it against that list.

A match means your unit may be covered — stop and call your pharmacist before doing anything. No match suggests it isn't covered, but confirm anyway: code formats vary and lists can be incomplete. Your unit not being listed does not guarantee it is safe, and being listed does not mean you have been harmed.

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Instructions for Use, Version: Rev. A (01/2024).  REF/UDI-DI/Lot: PED3-021-350-16/00847536030701, 00847536035195, 00847536036529/B317460, B327449, B335184, B340948, B349032, B389162, B392918, B424454, B430015, B495821, B497938, B547396, B550307, B551615, B559033, B603377, B623564, B656863, B656887, B658904, B692346, B715057, B715058, B715541, B726894, B735821, B735823, B756029, B756030, B760210, B760211, B768202, B768387, B769453, B770633, B807494;  PED3-021-250-14/00847536030411, 00847536034907, 00847536036239/B317936 B332767, B333492, B333536, B334545, B376967, B388041, B391185, B399354, B416713, B431395, B452416, B457963, B467691, B476239, B564173, B564970, B574472, B580923, B629372, B630998, B670305, B673035, B699576, B707568, B709193, B736698, B736893, B739090, B739091, B795110, B796586, B800827, B801770;  PED3-021-350-20/00847536030725, 00847536035218, 00847536036543/B319436, B336571, B379993, B383427, B389708, B400103, B400599, B403612, B407062, B415211, B446722, B483987, B490972, B492403, B494049, B552487, B559741, B591782, B591864, B592074, B622656, B626023, B648708, B684905, B715692, B719565, B719567, B719659, B726923, B728926, B735667, B756330, B765053, B768231, B770237, B770248, B792630;  PED3-021-250-20/00847536030442, 00847536034938, 00847536036260/B321465, B337378, B360749, B371070, B412868, B467843, B477487, B488713, B548244, B557602, B644034, B673388, B679822, B684208, B686727, B695486, B698571, B703035, B708080, B709204, B711078, B746067, B757056, B757060, B761030, B771498, B775215, B789892, B790055;  PED3-021-300-16/00847536030541, 00847536035034, 00847536036369/B321725, B338497, B405720, B418200, B570723, B574473, B603375, B604477, B656277, B658580, B659806, B666425, B681289, B691752, B699606, B703209, B707982, B711365, B725679, B736659, B738114, B769551, B769582, B798864;  PED3-021-300-20/00847536030565, 00847536035058, 00847536036383/B322263, B336066, B347327, B376257, B405892, B414535, B458672, B458776, B469040, B490920, B495292, B563197, B607500, B607501, B635214, B636992, B656299, B656355, B657960, B668529, B678482, B680045, B681190, B712110, B712111, B718522, B720923, B725457, B732895, B735956, B737156, B737367, B748272, B748683, B749541, B775230, B778774, B780044;  PED3-021-275-12/00847536030466, 00847536034952, 00847536036284/B323044, B383016, B391275, B399486, B454385, B468406, B623580, B623583, B624424, B657776, B666498, B669520, B670179, B670226, B710976, B743820, B743822, B754659, B762034, B768199, B798851;  PED3-021-275-16/00847536030480, 00847536034976, 00847536036307/B323046, B361987, B406342, B414102, B458076, B468915, B477868, B558538, B562688, B563304, B603078, B654235, B656399, B657059, B666486, B669610,B670343, B677246, B699308, B736874, B743098, B755194, B755196, B755673, B769461, B771317, B775167, B775168;  PED3-021-325-12/00847536030602, 00847536035096, 00847536036420/B324297, B407597, B418843, B494876, B561787, B592073, B623579, B629046, B676507, B678997, B716220, B741395, B751748, B787015, B787017;  PED3-021-325-14/00847536030619, 00847536035102, 00847536036437/B324809, B347993, B362685, B459598, B558177, B563209, B575964, B580901, B628946, B675724, B678948, B681904, B714342, B714344, B733352, B733353, B769593, B790478;  PED3-021-325-16/00847536030626, 00847536035119, 00847536036444/B324954, B339033, B371691, B418451, B460439, B495941, B603378, B604475, B623578, B624422, B660509, B664402, B666503, B667510, B667920, B668523, B680717, B681747, B733912, B739722, B739723, B739724, B746618, B794191, B794192;  PED3-021-325-20/00847536030640, 00847536035133, 00847536036468/B325613, B371743, B418905, B421650, B463895, B487451, B495368, B591952, B591955, B644630, B644769, B644809, B657857, B659135, B659138, B659243, B684852, B716733, B716735, B741305, B741316, B741321, B787131;  PED3-021-250-12/00847536030404, 00847536034891, 00847536036222/B326236, B335270, B387931, B390988, B394283, B421249, B477292, B497244, B578963, B664457, B666521, B667945, B669726, B696189, B719158, B724199, B724200, B724764, B741102, B746521, B764797, B764798, B787764, B787765, B787766, B793905;  PED3-021-300-14/00847536030534, 00847536035027, 00847536036352/B327828, B335957, B346789, B393640, B399293, B403772, B456576, B547554, B568649, B575299, B631125, B631126, B649258, B650123, B652886, B657773, B683152, B711496, B712157, B712158, B732804, B732807, B754755, B754756, B754757, B760951, B760953, B768142, B769947, B789256;  PED3-021-250-16/00847536030428, 00847536034914, 00847536036246/B328095, B416673, B452284, B478579, B494048, B565441, B573470, B575302, B628868, B628869, B630965, B656206, B666535, B667323, B668743, B739139, B739405, B739408, B754155, B754886, B754888, B755651, B794406, B794408, B794426;  PED3-021-300-12/00847536030527, 00847536035010, 00847536036345/B338969, B345449, B346121, B361988, B405158, B418358, B454923, B551608, B561782, B562698, B563303, B575894, B677108, B677319, B699289, B703245, B718483, B718491, B739905, B744728, B760716, B766588;  PED3-021-275-14/00847536030473, 00847536034969, 00847536036291/B343142, B361366, B379727, B429213, B448933, B452378, B461124, B601345, B607550, B624425, B626121, B678023, B680119, B711192, B713287, B724745, B744169, B744175, B744176, B770971, B770988;  PED3-021-350-14/00847536030695, 00847536035188, 00847536036512/B349031, B372357, B388981, B391924, B399969, B421758, B445867, B491603, B492310, B497318, B596593, B629649, B630549, B631109, B670495, B678371, B679957, B713023, B713796, B740630, B740631, B742526, B743935, B753618;  PED3-021-350-25/00847536030732, 00847536035225, 00847536036550/B364361, B393438, B403082, B419021, B422233, B430531, B437842, B447224, B488266, B616574, B624414, B629444, B629660, B672265, B672892, B673364, B717131, B717132, B724110, B733587, B733590, B741976, B761681, B768780, B771211, B772034, B773456, B773457;  PED3-021-350-12/00847536030688, 00847536035171, 00847536036505/B368529, B406425, B419491, B490325, B496666, B497114, B611908, B615889, B616569, B643508, B643509, B644619, B657109, B658427, B659171, B690687, B715610, B715612, B716621, B742378, B746455, B787264;  PED3-021-250-10/00847536030398, 00847536036215, 00847536034884/B387475, B390553, B427939, B490270, B575123, B578342, B628755, B654233, B666402, B670376, B693553, B707945, B711113, B740699, B764024, B764025, B766116, B769419, B797931, B801945;  PED3-021-275-20/00847536030503, 00847536034990, 00847536036321/B391792, B398628, B418296, B452832, B461730, B497830, B548241, B567772, B655966, B656945, B666505, B671729, B677211, B679094, B680758, B693403, B699179, B711385, B725638, B725639, B736012, B736612, B737225, B751998, B756411, B797986;  PED3-021-350-18/00847536036536/B798906;  PED3-021-325-18/00847536036451/B800239;  PED3-021-275-18/00847536036314/B805162;  PED3-021-250-18/00847536036253/B805488;  PED3-021-300-18/00847536036376/B807417

Recall status

Ongoing — the recall is still being carried out.

Where it was distributed

Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide): PR, OK, CA, MD, FL, NY, WA, MI, AL, NV, MN, NJ, IL, OH, AK, CT, TN, MO, TX, ID, AZ, WI, PA, OR, SD, VA, CO, GA, KY, IN, AR, MA, LA, NE, MT, ME, SC, DC, NC, ND, NM, IA, UT, KS, WV, NH, HI, RI. And OUS (foreign) countries of: Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Canary Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Martinique, Mexico, Republic Of Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Northern Ireland, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vietnam

Recall record

Recalling firm: Micro Therapeutics, Inc.
Product type: Devices
Recall number: Z-1246-2025
Voluntary / mandated: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification: Letter
Origin: Irvine, CA
Recall initiated: 2025-01-30

What to do

Check the lot/code above against your product. To confirm this record and read the FDA's full notice, see the FDA recall page. Before changing anything you take or use, ask your pharmacist or prescriber — this page does not tell you to start or stop any drug or device.

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What this is — and is not

A recall is a recorded FDA enforcement action — the FDA logged that a firm is removing or correcting a product. It does not establish that any specific unit harmed anyone, and causation is not established by a recall. The class above is the FDA's risk judgment for the product category, not a finding about your unit. This page informs and compares; it is not medical advice and never tells you to start or stop a drug or device.

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