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Optisite and fem-flex ii arterial perfusion cannulas

Official notice

18 Jun 2025

Last checked

18 Jun 2025

Medium riskHealth Canada
Watch Edwards Lifesciences

An official Health Canada notice concerns Optisite and fem-flex ii arterial perfusion cannulas. Edwards has confirmed a small number of occurrences impacting the OptiSite Arterial Perfusion Cannula in which a 3mm to 4mm section of wire, from the wire-reinforcement coil at the cannula tip, was found to be released from the cannula body. No customer complaints were reported in Canada. As certain femoral arterial cannula models are made of the same components as the impacted OptiSite Arterial Perfusion Cannula, the scope of this notice includes these femoral arterial cannula models. Recall start date: June 3, 2025 Published 2025-06-18.

What to do now

Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information.

Recall number

77622

Official notice

2025-06-18

The hazard

Edwards has confirmed a small number of occurrences impacting the OptiSite Arterial Perfusion Cannula in which a 3mm to 4mm section of wire, from the wire-reinforcement coil at the cannula tip, was found to be released from the cannula body. No customer complaints were reported in Canada. As certain femoral arterial cannula models are made of the same components as the impacted OptiSite Arterial Perfusion Cannula, the scope of this notice includes these femoral arterial cannula models. Recall start date: June 3, 2025

How to check if you're affected

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Recall Numbers

77622

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected products - OptiSite Arterial Perfusion Cannula, Lot or serial number - More than 10 numbers, contact manufacturer., Model or catalog number - OPTI18

Product 2

Affected products - OptiSite Arterial Perfusion Cannula, Lot or serial number - More than 10 numbers, contact manufacturer., Model or catalog number - OPTI16

Product 3

Affected products - Fem-Flex II Femoral Arterial Cannula, Lot or serial number - More than 10 numbers, contact manufacturer., Model or catalog number - FEMII016A

Product 4

Affected products - Fem-Flex II Femoral Arterial Cannula, Lot or serial number - More than 10 numbers, contact manufacturer., Model or catalog number - FEMII016AS

Product 5

Affected products - Fem-Flex II Femoral Arterial Cannula, Lot or serial number - More than 10 numbers, contact manufacturer., Model or catalog number - FEMII018A

Product 6

Affected products - Fem-Flex II Femoral Arterial Cannula, Lot or serial number - More than 10 numbers, contact manufacturer., Model or catalog number - FEMII018AS

Risk / hazard

Edwards has confirmed a small number of occurrences impacting the OptiSite Arterial Perfusion Cannula in which a 3mm to 4mm section of wire, from the wire-reinforcement coil at the cannula tip, was found to be released from the cannula body. No customer complaints were reported in Canada. As certain femoral arterial cannula models are made of the same components as the impacted OptiSite Arterial Perfusion Cannula, the scope of this notice includes these femoral arterial cannula models. Recall start date: June 3, 2025

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected vehicles were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

Edwards Lifesciences, Optisite And Fem-flex Ii Arterial Perfusion Cannulas

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Edwards Lifesciences, Optisite And Fem-flex Ii Arterial Perfusion Cannulas.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HEALTH

Classification

Type II

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

77622

Classification

Type II

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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