Another Catheter Class I Recall, This Time For Vascular Solutions

30 Apr 2020

US regulators have announced a second serious recall for a faulty catheter in the past month. The problem with Vascular Solutions’ catheter seems to be similar to Boston Scientific’s recall earlier this month, where a part of the device may break off and get stuck in the patient.

MAPLE GROVE, MN/USA - MARCH 17, 2018: Teleflex and Vascular Solutions corporate building. Teleflex is a provider of specialty medical devices for a range of procedures in critical care and surgery.

The US Food and Drug Administration has announced a high-risk class I recall for Vascular Solutions Inc.’s Langston Dual Lumen Catheter due to concerns that part of the catheter can break off from the device and become lodged in the patient, potentially causing serious harm and even death.

The FDA announced on 30 April that the company was recalling the catheters due to reports the inner catheter could...