CLASS I Device recall · Reported 29 Dec 2021 · FDA Enforcement Report
Wirion Embolic Protection System, Delivery Catheter recalled
Cardiovascular Systems is recalling Wirion Embolic Protection System, Delivery Catheter and Filter and Retrieval Catheter, distributed in 37 states. The recall was initiated on 22 Nov 2021 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-0394-2022
- FDA event ID
- 89120
- Recalling firm
- Cardiovascular Systems, Saint Paul, MN
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 22 Nov 2021
- FDA classified
- 21 Dec 2021
- Reported
- 29 Dec 2021
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Other Reasons
- Device type
- Heart & Vascular Devices
Timeline
| 22 Nov 2021 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 21 Dec 2021 | Classified by FDA | +29 days |
| 29 Dec 2021 | 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
Under certain circumstances, the WIRION filter assembly may become difficult to withdraw. Under such circumstances, alternative means may be necessary for withdrawal and the device may be prone to tearing or separating which may result in a risk for embolization.
Product as listed by the FDA
WIRION EMBOLIC PROTECTION SYSTEM, Delivery Catheter and Filter and Retrieval Catheter, 6Fr, REF (Model Number) WRN-D6
Where it was distributed
United States- AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, DC, FL, GA, GU, HI, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV OUS - Netherlands
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Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Under certain circumstances, the WIRION filter assembly may become difficult to withdraw. Under such circumstances, alternative means may be necessary for withdrawal and the device may be prone to tearing or separating which may result in a risk for embolization.
Which lots are affected?
Lot Numbers: Lot 67876, UDI 011085000049188217221221100000067876 Lot 70309, UDI 011085000049188217230110100000070309 Lot 68706, UDI 011085000049188217221227100000068706 Lot 69543, UDI 011085000049188217230103100000069543 Lot 75758, UDI 011085000049188217230203100000075758 Lot 77278, UDI 011085000049188217230210100000077278 Lot 79994, UDI 011085000049188217230223100000079994 Lot 81252, UDI 011085000049188217230301100000081252 Lot 81986, UDI 011085000049188217230307100000081986 Lot 83080, UDI 011085000049188217230313100000083080 Lot 81998, UDI 011085000049188217230320100000081998 Lot 84796, UDI 011085000049188217230327100000084796 Lot 87909, UDI 011085000049188217230411100000087909 Lot 89035, UDI 011085000049188217230418100000089035 Lot 86622, UDI 011085000049188217230404100000086622 Lot 90096, UDI 011085000049188217230424100000090096 Lot 93949, UDI 011085000049188217230515100000093949 Lot 91603, UDI 011085000049188217230501100000091603 Lot 94895, UDI 011085000049188217230521100000094895 Lot 91939, UDI 011085000049188217230507100000091939 Lot 101930, UDI 011085000049188217230717100000101930
Where was it sold?
United States- AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, DC, FL, GA, GU, HI, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV OUS - Netherlands
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 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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