BRANMOOR
THURSDAY · 14 MAY 2026

FDA Device Recall Z-1245-2025

Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · Irvine, CA

Class I — life-threatening Ongoing

Highest impact — Class I device recall — FDA determination that use of, or exposure to, the device will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Distribution is nationwide and the recall remains in progress.

Device

Medtronic Pipeline Vantage Embolization Device with Shield Technology, REF: PED3-027-350-12, PED3-027-350-14, PED3-027-350-16, PED3-027-350-20, PED3-027-350-25, PED3-027-400-12, PED3-027-400-14, PED3-027-400-16, PED3-027-400-18, PED3-027-400-20, PED3-027-400-25, PED3-027-400-30, PED3-027-450-12, PED3-027-450-14, PED3-027-450-16, PED3-027-450-18, PED3-027-450-20, PED3-027-450-25, PED3-027-450-30, PED3-027-450-40, PED3-027-500-14, PED3-027-500-16, PED3-027-500-18, PED3-027-500-20, PED3-027-500-25, PED3-027-500-30, PED3-027-500-40, PED3-027-550-16, PED3-027-550-18, PED3-027-550-20, PED3-027-550-30, PED3-027-550-40, PED3-027-550-50, PED3-027-600-16, PED3-027-600-18, PED3-027-600-20, PED3-027-600-30, PED3-027-600-40, PED3-027-600-50

Lot / serial / GTIN: All unused devices. Product lots including and between B317266 and B817292. REF/UDI-DI/Lot: PED3-027-350-12/00847536035263, 00847536030770/B409106, B637287, B700548; PED3-027-350-14/00847536035287, 00847536030787/B409234, B700550, B794880; PED3-027-350-16/00847536035294, 00847536030794/B409692, B697962, B700551, B795136, B795142, B809808; PED3-027-350-20/00847536035317, 00847536030817/B410645, B558444, B623124, B672921, B700552, B777630; PED3-027-350-25/00847536035324, 00847536030824/B410718, B672530, B700553, B771934, B771938; PED3-027-400-12/00847536030862, 00847536035362, 00847536036680/B321585, B336094, B349668,B371137, B409814, B414591, B437740, B482271, B594119, B597085, B598465, B612514, B616043, B616052, B647374, B649853, B655648, B658620, B658685, B666385, B666418, B671805, B720634, B720635, B744619, B744621, B756639, B765446, B765448, B780611, B786108; PED3-027-400-14/00847536030879, 00847536035379, 00847536036697/B318079, B335275, B339540, B350391, B364366, B372416, B375523, B410879, B415080, B422400, B438538, B448437, B459694, B460349, B464650, B469525, B474550, B556978, B601007, B608852, B616050, B622657, B625452, B625453, B629552, B683800, B689019, B691414, B698756, B714840, B715051, B721683, B745065, B753732, B763635, B763642, B802419; PED3-027-400-16/00847536030886, 00847536035386, 00847536036703/B326193, B330879, B330881, B357080, B401867, B402034, B403012, B417737, B419736, B420127, B422990, B423257, B426548, B438677, B439156, B439301, B445198, B449040, B449149, B449591, B453559, B454843, B459846, B460523, B465307, B469682, B474417, B560503, B575892, B578340, B597083, B603196, B608221, B611268, B615571, B623135, B623136, B625944, B625945, B672865, B678987, B694225, B694934, B699098, B715043, B721778, B721782, B730828, B730829, B738422, B738423, B739914, B744842, B744860, B766155, B766701, B769315, B776922, B776933, B777378, B791207; PED3-027-400-18/00847536036710/B795091; PED3-027-400-20/00847536030909, 00847536035409, 00847536036727/B318459, B329314, B329316, B338468, B368540, B374265, B380481, B381434, B383600, B384092, B384233, B388982, B391816, B420182, B420318, B423735, B439714, B441852, B449699, B450256, B460915, B461092, B461510, B465420, B470193, B475106, B478030, B485264, B487677, B557537, B565556, B571634, B575122, B576711, B577356, B578341, B631830, B632949, B635238, B636674, B649884, B654937, B657799, B658273, B658540, B659188, B659211, B666546, B671140, B679007, B680109, B692381, B692536, B692916, B693469, B705994, B722574, B722592, B730946, B739972, B741664, B741666, B746709, B752946, B753532, B756807, B756808, B763701, B778174, B778192, B778193, B778534, B778535, B781327, B781347, B791327, B811796; PED3-027-400-25/00847536030916, 00847536035416, 00847536036734/B322422, B394134, B400793, B411501, B415161, B424676, B432804, B442338, B470284, B474964, B481516, B483308, B568647, B576712, B577358, B634985, B636192, B648012, B649383, B661189, B675951, B689989, B704525, B706229, B706230, B709931, B712123, B726423, B741049, B741051, B747537, B747541, B754030, B765519, B776777, B777166, B780003, B780520, B786557; PED3-027-400-30/00847536030923, 00847536035423, 00847536036741/B394830, B401265, B413855, B415343, B415743, B444760, B470728, B475566, B484529, B594121, B603201, B608917, B616555, B622661, B623126, B637143, B675952, B681380, B681596, B711437, B711438, B723555, B731515, B731516, B741809, B764098, B778206, B778207, B798796; PED3-027-450-12/00847536030961, 00847536035461, 00847536036789/B322748, B456666, B471328, B486866, B575963, B601277, B637185, B666423, B703226, B706228, B708791, B711095, B750794, B751129, B758665, B758666, B758667, B794235; PED3-027-450-14/00847536030978, 00847536035478, 00847536036796/B320465, B336565, B340244, B351032, B374880, B404541, B425289, B432042, B462206, B470900, B477408, B481700, B483148, B601181, B604476, B617556, B637191, B669563, B669568, B675953, B692841, B694794, B696125, B697448, B704465, B709288, B711828, B719080, B719084, B741791, B745142, B745143, B751967, B753463, B772618, B814124; PED3-027-450-16/00847536030985, 00847536035485, 00847536036802/B318562, B331383, B331528, B340320, B351038, B374958, B384705, B385273, B395007, B405061, B407737, B424599, B450972, B465971, B471455, B483899, B485855, B535234, B552285, B568744, B571592, B585330, B596585, B622035, B625593, B626044, B628700, B629503, B643420, B659204, B659718, B660616, B661809, B666550, B666589, B668758, B669369, B675954, B682011, B698182, B723071, B723072, B723787, B723791, B735828, B735829, B735830, B746751, B746752, B753483, B757640, B757645, B762226, B762228, B764394, B787789, B789383, B803301; PED3-027-450-18/00847536036819/B797308; PED3-027-450-20/00847536031005, 00847536035508, 00847536036826/B325710, B328706, B328709, B355336, B357077, B357672, B377120, B381729, B389289, B390355, B397986, B419639, B421094, B423116, B425691, B440190, B440356, B440859, B442521, B449796, B450384, B451092, B452205, B461652, B462339, B464094, B480010, B481041, B487030, B549631, B550980, B557508, B569276, B573461, B574475, B584490, B585331, B594727, B632801, B635651, B650035, B651312, B651584, B652220, B669427, B673379, B674005, B681938, B696501, B696960, B700714, B700961, B703735, B705508, B728234, B729519, B732220, B752592, B758912, B758914, B760821, B774880, B776153, B794615, B794620, B798765, B810476, B811668; PED3-027-450-25/00847536031012, 00847536035515, 00847536036833/B319170, B352790, B370633, B395978, B403146, B408241, B419571, B425960, B443719, B453438, B453676, B463202, B467023, B471895, B472002, B488714, B558531, B590206, B596591, B597131, B600999, B604474, B604478, B611115, B613070, B616042, B645444, B645874, B646698, B652027, B654357, B681223, B681901, B693373, B696977, B697584, B699639, B699762, B730899, B751210, B751305, B752452, B759553, B759554, B775532, B800797; PED3-027-450-30/00847536031029, 00847536035522, 00847536036840/B396144, B404416, B411353, B434096, B436536, B535757, B561797, B574352, B616037, B644866, B645276, B651451, B652656, B654460, B658656, B659930, B675955, B688941, B713232, B714797, B714798, B717097, B730298, B731601, B731603, B784372, B785363, B810615, B815818; PED3-027-450-40/00847536031043, 00847536035546, 00847536036864/B353358, B377744, B411399, B448343, B549634, B559739, B615408, B623125, B637017, B675956, B683288, B684783, B699735, B699776, B704439, B710043, B710051, B733018, B761384, B761385, B761386, B764292, B778738, B778836, B786518; PED3-027-500-14/00847536031067, 00847536035577, 00847536036895/B353371, B411952, B425824, B432210, B447358, B455035, B455951, B601160, B603379, B606137, B624428, B637037, B651443, B674478, B675957, B685652, B701387, B706116, B706164, B710564, B710571, B711705, B729531, B764751, B765289, B785958, B790520; PED3-027-500-16/00847536031074, 00847536035584, 00847536036901/B320910, B353996, B375682, B425116, B426932, B432683, B441009, B479353, B536475, B558194, B568648, B622122, B622123, B638485, B638487, B644714, B645376, B647467, B649263, B652167, B652663, B654363, B655727, B683524, B703758, B704315, B704999, B710455, B729572, B730327, B785458, B785792, B785793, B807437, B809811; PED3-027-500-18/00847536036918/B797650; PED3-027-500-20/00847536031098, 00847536035607, 00847536036925/B326325, B331608, B341953, B354635, B370450, B377872, B381636, B386124, B396652, B416028, B426418, B443827, B456058, B457830, B466125, B472700, B476324, B479966, B485115, B566387, B590194, B596594, B603380, B645491, B645898, B645962, B647222, B650050, B651347, B677890, B678397, B678959, B679068, B684999, B695686, B705596, B705610, B707567, B707606, B717655, B727541, B734039, B737927, B737928, B752681, B763087, B772659, B773371, B773372, B779449, B779450, B779633; PED3-027-500-25/00847536031104, 00847536035614, 00847536036932/B354639, B382191, B387287, B396748, B413971, B417560, B472568, B478679, B536229, B570707, B603199, B646445, B648039, B680655, B688975, B689445, B693010, B694374, B695076, B700554, B702913, B720212, B720213, B720231, B747329, B747330, B747332, B751359, B761968, B763427, B800923; PED3-027-500-30/00847536031111, 00847536035621, 00847536036949/B337320, B342643, B358320, B378426, B382386, B382844, B401379, B427074, B428049, B428522, B429875, B435865, B436340, B445405, B452880, B456544, B596584, B598708, B606136, B623128, B655004, B655034, B655744, B663561, B666422, B668512, B669368, B669370, B707244, B728433, B743037, B743038, B743039, B750658, B751192, B752314, B752315, B779538; PED3-027-500-40/00847536031135, 00847536035645, 00847536036963/B319346, B340946, B373012, B373062, B374156, B379194, B397871, B398496, B456742, B457215, B464764, B467126, B473757, B482175, B567777, B573469, B585305, B590192, B677757, B682747, B693594, B701050, B703777, B703949, B707108, B710395, B711021, B711022, B736159, B747948, B749861, B753183, B753184, B762889, B773500; PED3-027-550-16/00847536031166, 00847536035683, 00847536037007/B358321, B369526, B452971, B497779, B575962, B580922, B622743, B623127, B686266, B689577, B707045, B707126, B708154, B708159, B720912, B720913, B739371, B749920, B782490, B806751; PED3-027-550-18/00847536037014/B803199; PED3-027-550-20/00847536035706, 00847536031180, 00847536037021/B412256, B417797, B446018, B454303, B496490, B560727, B565445, B578965, B615897, B623137, B623138, B690738, B691319, B692483, B695336, B713205, B713214, B717726, B731786, B731789, B740657, B741946, B764254, B764286, B766393, B766406, B780554, B781697, B800693, B808083; PED3-027-550-30/00847536031203, 00847536035720, 00847536037045/B397247, B408458, B414706, B416571, B473971, B475784, B479273, B494116, B608410, B611882, B615380, B663584, B666410, B695406, B696119, B697734, B709920, B713734, B713735, B729710, B738501, B738502, B746449, B783057, B783239, B783566; PED3-027-550-40/00847536031227, 00847536035744, 00847536037069/B358931, B378536, B389916, B409027, B433336, B437033, B454059, B493075, B494673, B612534, B615604, B616547, B652056, B654234, B655595, B671064, B672455, B672476, B684986, B704973, B706035, B707059, B717259, B717261, B742095, B750469, B761584, B768849, B771892, B771893, B773963, B778320, B778326, B780176; PED3-027-550-50/00847536031241, 00847536035768, 00847536037083/B397414, B412119, B431531, B435644, B437187, B616028, B637697, B658014, B705133, B717320, B717336, B717341, B724924, B745389, B745405, B745974, B749926, B785200, B785874; PED3-027-600-16/00847536031289, 00847536035805, 00847536037120/B368960, B454127, B603197, B607478, B611280, B611281, B690544, B691908, B693533, B709546, B720780, B732968, B762785, B801322; PED3-027-600-18/00847536037137/B801452; PED3-027-600-20/00847536031302, 00847536035829, 00847536037144/B317266, B338536, B376423, B412355, B446526, B491096, B596581, B608223, B624427, B624430, B681791, B682681, B698133, B701028, B708016, B708642, B709539, B713242, B720316, B720318, B747892, B747893, B761449, B769429, B805791; PED3-027-600-30/00847536031326, 00847536035843, 00847536037168/B339559, B412787, B457289, B467222, B489389, B594600, B597081, B611169, B611170, B626128, B652141, B653242, B654415, B681946, B682043, B701346, B711916, B712145, B719705, B726352, B726417, B728348, B735171, B748081, B748545, B748565, B758585, B808813; PED3-027-600-40/00847536031340, 00847536035867, 00847536037182/B320318, B337325, B360226, B369513, B379020, B419419, B480964, B485981, B485982, B549767, B552409, B559740, B567778, B608855, B618581, B622005, B655601, B655798, B669603, B694091, B695569, B699270, B711618, B716111, B720752, B721600, B742928, B745966, B758046, B758050, B760363, B767594, B790633, B800873; PED3-027-600-50/00847536031364, 00847536035881, 00847536037205/B327190, B332681, B342121, B403885, B415948, B428706, B429330, B433507, B434230, B457419, B557587, B617560, B623582, B626133, B651590, B652749, B653261, B653391, B658476, B658484, B670055, B670398, B673424, B680095, B695531, B703875, B713824, B714234, B726282, B732261, B732262, B732459, B733700, B746625, B758339, B758371, B768841, B783879, B783888, B788852, B790033, B794845

Quantity: 18,245

Reason for recall

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

Recall record

Recall number
Z-1245-2025
Classification
Class I
Status
Ongoing
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Firm notification
Letter
Distribution
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 initiated
2025-01-30
Classified by FDA Center
2025-03-05
FDA published
2025-03-12
Recalling firm
Micro Therapeutics, Inc.
Firm location
Irvine, CA

Operational response

A Class I device recall indicates a strong likelihood of serious adverse health consequence or death from continued use. Identify affected units by serial number, lot, or GTIN against your inventory and against implanted-device patient registry. Pull affected inventory from active use immediately. For implanted devices, follow the recalling firm’s patient-notification protocol; in most cases this requires informing affected patients and their treating physicians directly.

For the official FDA enforcement record, see FDA's Recall Search.

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