FDA Medical devices recall ·
Rotarex Atherectomy System and Instructions for Use… recall
This is an FDA Class I recall — the most serious type.
- Recall number
- Z-1244-2025
- Date
- (initiated February 5, 2025)
- Company / brand
- Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc
1625 W 3rd St Bldg 1, Tempe, AZ, United States - Category
- Medical devices › Class I
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Ongoing
- Units affected
- 15,755
- Hazard tags
- Injury risk
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
Read the official FDA notice ↗
Product
Rotarex Atherectomy System and Instructions for Use, BD SET Rotarex: S 6 F x 110 cm, REF: 80236; S 6 F x 135 cm, REF: 80237; S 8 F x 85 cm, REF: 80238; S 8 F x 110 cm, REF: 80239
Why was it recalled?
Atherectomy Catheter eIFU updated to clarify and emphasize procedural steps intended to reduce the likelihood of catheter breakage events. Catheter has an outer cylinder connected to a rotating helix, which could fracture and/or break, which would require retrieval, and helix facture/break could cause vessel injury and lead to severe bleeding.
What should you do?
FDA enforcement reports do not list a consumer remedy. Check the product codes below against what you have; if it matches, stop using it and follow the instructions in the firm's or FDA's official notice, or contact the company. If you have health concerns, contact your healthcare provider.
Product codes & lot numbers
Instructions for Use versions prior to ZE10895 revision C1 09/24. REF/UDI-DI/Lot(Expiration): 80236/07640142811855/230893(2025-12-15), 231100(2026-06-09), 231172(2026-06-09), 231171(2026-06-09), 231526(2026-08-21), 231875(2026-08-21), 240018(2026-11-22), 240017(2026-11-22), 240375(2027-01-18), 240567(2027-01-18), 241075(2024-05-22), 241335(2024-06-19), 241550(2024-07-19), 241777(2024-08-19), 242691(2024-12-13); 80237/07640142811862/230897(2026-04-11), 230898(2026-04-11), 231033(2026-05-31), 231101(2026-06-13), 231170(2026-06-13), 231229(2026-07-07), 231400(2026-07-14), 231414(2026-07-31), 231412(2026-06-30), 231413(2026-07-31), 231411(2026-08-03), 231521(2026-09-01), 231520(2026-07-31), 231522(2026-08-31), 231523(2026-09-01), 231524(2026-09-01), 231525(2026-09-01), 231715(2026-09-22), 231885(2026-09-22), 231884(2026-10-27), 240020(2026-11-22), 240396(2026-12-08), 240530(2027-01-10), 240531(2027-01-10), 240566(2027-01-10), 240568(2027-01-25), 240754(2027-02-06), 240769(2027-02-09), 240795(2027-03-04), 241074(2027-03-07), 241119(2027-03-21), 241190(2027-04-16), 241325(2027-04-16), 241328(2027-04-25), 241336(2027-04-29), 241464(2027-05-07), 241471(2027-05-27), 241553(2027-06-05), 242019(2027-06-28), 242023(2027-06-12), 242057(2027-06-20), 242056(2027-06-20), 242112(2027-06-26), 242160(2027-07-25), 242321(2027-07-08), 242493(2027-08-01), 242596(2027-09-20), 242693(2027-11-06); 80238/07640142811879/230895(2025-11-23), 240128(2026-05-31), 240276(2026-05-31), 240532(2026-05-31), 240
Distribution
US Nationwide Distribution: NY, VA, KY, IN, OR, FL, MD, NJ, LA, CO, PR, PA, MS, MI, TX, KS, IL, CA, GA, OH, AL, NC, ND, AZ, SC, TN, UT, AR, WI, SD, MA, MO, ME, DE, WV , NV, NH, MN, CT, NE, IA, NM, WA, HI, and OK
States: Alabama Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Iowa Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington Wisconsin West Virginia
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall class: there is a reasonable probability that using or being exposed to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Source: FDA (medical devices), recall Z-1244-2025. Official notice. Republished from public data; RecallFlag is not affiliated with the FDA.