CLASS II ONGOING Device recall · Reported 6 Sep 2023 · FDA Enforcement Report
Pascal Precision Transcatheter Valve Repair System recalled
Edwards Lifesciences is recalling Pascal Precision Transcatheter Valve Repair System. The recall was initiated on 27 Jul 2023 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
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-2479-2023
- FDA event ID
- 92804
- Recalling firm
- Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Ongoing
- Recall initiated
- 27 Jul 2023
- FDA classified
- 29 Aug 2023
- Reported
- 6 Sep 2023
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Other Reasons
- Device type
- Heart & Vascular Devices
Timeline
| 27 Jul 2023 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 29 Aug 2023 | Classified by FDA | +33 days |
| 6 Sep 2023 | 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
Due to a manufacturing issue, when using valve repair systems, intended to repair insufficient mitral and/or tricuspid valves, users experienced resistance when attempting to release the implant from the delivery system by rotating the release knob. Additional torque required to initiate rotation of the release wire from the implant, could cause implant rotation or additional implant implantation.
Product as listed by the FDA
PASCAL Precision Transcatheter Valve Repair System, Models: 20000ISM and 20000IS
Where it was distributed
International distribution to the countries of Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Cyprus, Israel, UK, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland.
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Due to a manufacturing issue, when using valve repair systems, intended to repair insufficient mitral and/or tricuspid valves, users experienced resistance when attempting to release the implant from the delivery system by rotating the release knob. Additional torque required to initiate rotation of the release wire from the implant, could cause implant rotation or additional implant implantation.
Which lots are affected?
Basic-UDI Code: 0690103S004PAS000BC. Model/Serial Numbers: 20000ISM/10844549, 10844558, 10921747, 10700424, 10809849, 10809852, 10844564, 10864947, 10903936, 10903937, 10921752, 10921754, 10865580, 10921757, 10921758, 10921760, 10700439, 10776944, 10776966, 10776982, 10809844, 10844243, 10844251, 10844281, 10844292, 10844571, 10848756, 10864921, 10864926, 10864927, 10864942, 10864943, 10864945, 10864950, 10865585, 10865595, 10865603, 10865652, 10865653, 10865654, 10865656, 10865720, 10865723, 10865724, 10865730, 10865731, 10903944, 10903960, 10921729, 10921739, 10921922, 10921924, 10921925, 10921932, 10921941, 10844264, 10844284, 10844288, 10844581, 10844585, 10848729, 10848730, 10848739, 10848740, 10848744, 10848746, 10848747, 10848750, 10848753, 10864833, 10864838, 10864840, 10864844, 10864897, 10865584, 10865613, 10865616, 10865618, 10865649, 10865719, 10865722, 10865727, 10921733, 10921734, 10921918, 10951672, 10951679, 10951683, 10951685, 10951687, 10951691, 10865732, 10865735, 10903975, 10809836, 10848723, 10921930, 10844300, 10844302, 10844305, 10864959, 10864960, 10921926, 10921927, 10844551, 10844563, 10844566, 10853110, 10903977, 10921748, 10921750, 10922081, 10922089, 10922093, 10922096, 10922098, 10922102, 10922103, 10922106, 10922107, 10922108, 10922110, 10922111, 10922116, 10922118, 10922119, 10922121, 10922122, 10922126, 10922127, 10922129, 10922133, 10922138, 10922140, 10922142, 10951734, 10951737, 10951740, 10951741, 10951743, 10951744, 10951745, 10951747, 10951748, 10951749, 10951750, 10951751, 10951753, 10951754, 10951756, 10951757, 10951758, 10951760, 10951761, 10951763, 10969562, 10969572, 10969573, 10969576, 10969577, 10969579, 10969583, 10969587, 10969591, 10969592, 10969593, 10969595, 10969597, 10969598, 10969599, 10969601, 10969603, 10969606, 10969611, 10969616, 10969619, 10969620, 10969625, 10969629, 10848722, 10865736, 10904022, 10904024, 10904026, 10904028, 10904029, 10864924, 10864928, 10864931, 10864936, 10864939, 10865549, 10865716, 10921861. 20000IS/10875150, 10853171, 10853233, 10853196, 10853203, 10853208, 10853213, 10853222, 10853235, 10875121, 10875124, 10875126, 10875131, 10875137, 10875138, 10875143, 10875145, 10875146, 10875152, 10853206, 10875154, 10875123, 10875136, 10875142, 10875144
Where was it sold?
International distribution to the countries of Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Cyprus, Israel, UK, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland.
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 II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 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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