CLASS I ONGOING Device recall · Reported 6 Mar 2024 · FDA Enforcement Report
Medtronic Duet External Drainage and Monitoring System recalled
Medtronic Neurosurgery is recalling Medtronic Duet External Drainage and Monitoring System, Interlink Injection Sites, Lumbar, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 22 Jan 2024 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1166-2024
- FDA event ID
- 93919
- Recalling firm
- Medtronic Neurosurgery, Irvine, CA
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Ongoing
- Recall initiated
- 22 Jan 2024
- FDA classified
- 27 Feb 2024
- Reported
- 6 Mar 2024
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Sterility
- Device type
- Heart & Vascular Devices
Timeline
| 22 Jan 2024 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 27 Feb 2024 | Classified by FDA | +36 days |
| 6 Mar 2024 | Published in enforcement report | +8 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Potential for catheter disconnection from the patient line stopcock connectors.
A sterility recall means a product that must be sterile, such as an injection or eye drop, may be contaminated. Using a non-sterile product can cause serious infection.
Product as listed by the FDA
Medtronic Duet External Drainage and Monitoring System, Interlink Injection Sites, Lumbar Catheter, REF 46917, Sterile EO, Rx Only. Used to drain cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) as a means to reduce intracranial pressure and CSF volume.
Where it was distributed
Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide): AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV; and OUS (foreign): Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Iran, Islamic Republic Of Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and Viet Nam.
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Questions about this recall
Is Medtronic Duet External Drainage and Monitoring System, Interlink Injection Sites, Lumbar recalled?
Yes. Medtronic Neurosurgery recalled Medtronic Duet External Drainage and Monitoring System, Interlink Injection Sites, Lumbar on 22 Jan 2024. The recall is Class I and its status is Ongoing. Recall number Z-1166-2024.
Why was it recalled?
Potential for catheter disconnection from the patient line stopcock connectors.
Which lots are affected?
Lot Number/GTIN: 222277587 00613994445407; 223565027 00763000624804; 223580362 00763000624804; 223698572 00763000624804; 223734523 00763000624804; 223999040 00763000406028; 224301720 00763000406028; 224302820 00613994445407; 224973997 00613994445407; 224990852 00613994445407; 224990870 00613994445407; 224990871 00613994445407; 225198822 00613994445407; 226490967 00763000624804; 226517899 00763000624804; 226546799 00613994445407; 226571115 00613994445407; 226665388 00763000624804; 226665395 00613994445407; 226734688 00763000624804; 226734689 00763000624804; 226756273 00763000406028
Where was it sold?
Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide): AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV; and OUS (foreign): Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Iran, Islamic Republic Of Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and Viet Nam.
What should I do if I have it?
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 21 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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