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Event 88278

2 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
July 08, 2021
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Vascutek, Ltd.

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

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2 official enforcement rows

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device · product 1 of 2

The Instructions for Use (IFU) for: Gelsoft Plus Bifurcate, Gelsoft Plus Ax-Fem, GelsoftPlus ERS Ax-Fem, Gelweave Straight, Gelweave Trifurcate, Gelweave Ant-Flo, and Gelweave Valsalva vascular grafts: (1) Vascutek Terumo Gelsoft Gelatin Impregnated Knitted Vascular Prosthesis, Bifurcate, 14 x 8mm, Bifurcate 45cm, REF 631408, sterile. (2) Vascutek Terumo Gelsoft Gelatin Impregnated Knitted Vascular Prosthesis, Bifurcate, 16 x 8mm, Bifurcate 45cm, REF 631608, sterile. (3) Vascutek Terumo Gelsoft Gelatin Impregnated Knitted Vascular Prosthesis, Bifurcate, 18 x 9mm, Bifurcate 45 cm, REF 631809, sterile. (4) Vascutek Terumo Gelsoft Gelatin Impregnated Knitted Vascular Prosthesis, Bifurcate, 20 x 10mm, Bifurcate 45cm, REF 632010, sterile. (5) Vascutex Terumo Gelsoft Gelatin Impregnated Knitted Vascular Prosthesis, Bifurcate, 22 x 11mm, Bifurcate 45cm, REF 632211, sterile

Z-2542-2021
Recall number
Z-2542-2021
Initiated
July 08, 2021
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Vascutek, Ltd.
Quantity
159 total vascular grafts and patches

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The devices contained the IFU for distribution to ROW (rest of world) consignees rather than U.S. consignees.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

An exact joined enrichment record exists, but none supplies supported root-cause wording. This is not an FDA finding of an unknown cause.

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Reason for recall

The devices contained the IFU for distribution to ROW (rest of world) consignees rather than U.S. consignees.

Code information

To be reported.

Distribution pattern

Distribution was made to PR and Guam.

device · product 2 of 2

The Instructions for Use (IFU) for: Carotid Patch and Gelsoft Patch vascular patches. FSN says Tapered Carotid Patch 920875t

Z-2543-2021
Recall number
Z-2543-2021
Initiated
July 08, 2021
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Vascutek, Ltd.
Quantity
159 total vascular grafts and patches

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The devices contained the IFU for distribution to ROW (rest of world) consignees rather than U.S. consignees.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

An exact joined enrichment record exists, but none supplies supported root-cause wording. This is not an FDA finding of an unknown cause.

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

The devices contained the IFU for distribution to ROW (rest of world) consignees rather than U.S. consignees.

Code information

To be reported.

Distribution pattern

Distribution was made to PR and Guam.

Field note

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