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Varipulse™ bi-directional ablation catheter

Official notice

25 Feb 2025

Last checked

25 Feb 2025

High riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Varipulse™ bi-directional ablation catheter. Biosense Webster, Inc. Is contacting users of the VARIPULSE™ Bi-Directional Ablation Catheter to inform that it has initiated a field safety notice and share updates to the Instructions for Use (IFU) for the VARIPULSE™ Bi-Directional Ablation Catheters as a result of neurovascular events that were reported in the US. These updates to the existing labeling include important updates on the device's risks. Recall start date: February 21, 2025 Published 2025-02-25.

What to do now

Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information.

Recall number

77016

Official notice

2025-02-25

The hazard

Biosense Webster, Inc. Is contacting users of the VARIPULSE™ Bi-Directional Ablation Catheter to inform that it has initiated a field safety notice and share updates to the Instructions for Use (IFU) for the VARIPULSE™ Bi-Directional Ablation Catheters as a result of neurovascular events that were reported in the US. These updates to the existing labeling include important updates on the device's risks. Recall start date: February 21, 2025

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Recall Numbers

77016

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected products - VARIPULSE Bi-Directional Ablation Catheter, Lot or serial number - All lots., Model or catalogue number - D141201

Risk / hazard

Biosense Webster, Inc. Is contacting users of the VARIPULSE™ Bi-Directional Ablation Catheter to inform that it has initiated a field safety notice and share updates to the Instructions for Use (IFU) for the VARIPULSE™ Bi-Directional Ablation Catheters as a result of neurovascular events that were reported in the US. These updates to the existing labeling include important updates on the device's risks. Recall start date: February 21, 2025

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Biosense Webster, Varipulse™ Bi-directional Ablation Catheter.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HEALTH

Classification

Type I

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

77016

Classification

Type I

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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