Vascular Solutions, Inc., Guardian II and Guardian II NC Hemostasis Valve, used in cardiopulmonary bypass
Medical device recall Z-0955-2013. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Mar 27, 2013.
- FDA Class I
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Mar 27, 2013. Copied from openFDA on Oct 24, 2026.
- Class I FDA’s most serious class (needs attention)
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- 43 states named in where it went
- 79,869 how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class I, the most serious of FDA’s three classes.
“Dangerous or defective products that predictably could cause serious health problems or death. Examples include: food found to contain botulinum toxin, food with undeclared allergens, a label mix-up on a lifesaving drug, or a defective artificial heart valve.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(1), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
Risk that air may be introduced into the device which may lead to an air embolism.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Vascular Solutions, Inc., Guardian II and Guardian II NC Hemostasis Valve, used in cardiopulmonary bypass. Model numbers: FH101, FH101-T, FH101-25, FH101-50, 8210, 8211, FH102, FH102-T, FH102-25, FH102-50, 8215, 8216, 8241, 8242, 8244, 8272 and 8274. Vascular Solutions Zerusa Limited. Intended to maintain hemostasis during the use of diagnostic/interventional devices during diagnostic/interventional procedures.
79,869, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
Lot Number 29132 27295 27403 27660 27660 28050 28247 28247 28247 28247 28820 29133 29836 29836 30126 30579 30582 27658 28246 28246 29132 29132 29132 27658 27658 27658 28041 28041 28041 28048 28048 28245 28245 28245 28818 28818 28818 29131…
Every code shown here, 1,999 characters
Lot Number 29132 27295 27403 27660 27660 28050 28247 28247 28247 28247 28820 29133 29836 29836 30126 30579 30582 27658 28246 28246 29132 29132 29132 27658 27658 27658 28041 28041 28041 28048 28048 28245 28245 28245 28818 28818 28818 29131 30238 30580 27659 28049 29132 27294 27402 30582 31020 562784 27401 27658 27658 28041 28041 28245 28818 29131 29131 29453 29835 30238 27334 27397 27646 27646 27651 27779 28001 28006 28044 28051 28427 28817 29016 29016 29016 29137 29455 29455 29837 29837 30928 30930 30932 29454 28049 28246 28819 30581 27295 27403 27401 27658 28041 28245 28245 28245 28818 29453 29453 30580 28048 28001 28745 29016 29839 27403 31020 30579 27401 29131 30238 28048 28048 28050 30579 27295 27295 27295 27295 27295 27295 27295 27295 27403 27403 27403 27403 27660 27660 27660 27660 27660 28043 28043 28043 28043 28247 28247 28247 28247 28247 28247 28247 28247 28247 28820 28820 28820 28820 29133 29133 29133 29133 29836 29836 29836 29836 30126 30126 30126 30126 30579 30579 30579 30579 30579 30579 30579 30582 30582 30582 27295 29133 29131 27403 27660 28043 28050 28247 29133 30126 30579 28820 29133 29836 30126 30579 27401 28041 28048 28818 29453 29835 30580 562005 27658 28041 28048 28245 29131 29453 29835 30238 30580 28048 29453 29835 29835 29835 27401 27658 28041 28041 28048 28245 28818 29131 29453 29835 30238 30579 27401 27658 27658 28041 28041 28048 28048 28048 28245 28245 28245 28818 28818 29131 29453 29453 29835 29835 30238 30580 29131 28245 30579 30238 28048 30579 27295 27401 27658 28041 28245 28818 29453 29453 30580 27295 27401 28247 28247 28247 28820 28820 29133 29133 29133 29836 30126 30126 30579 30579 30579 30582 27658 28245 30126 29133 28048 28048 29133 30582 27660 27403 28820 27403 27403 27403 28043 28247 29133 27403 28050 28247 28247 27403 28043 28043 30126 27295 27660 28043 28247 28247 28820 29133 30579 27401 27658 28041 28041 28048 28048 28245 29131 29131 29132 29835 28001 29686 27215 27391 27656 28429 29456 27401 27658 27658 28041 28048 28245 29131…
FDA’s list runs to 9,188 characters. The first part is shown; the rest is on FDA’s record.
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
Worldwide Distribution -- USA, including the states of AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT , VT, VA, WA, WV, and WI, and countries of GREECE, DENMARK, AUSTRIA, UNITED KINGDOM, SWITZERLAND, IRELAND, INDIA, TURKEY, POLAND, HUNGARY, ITALY, EGYPT, KOREA, PORTUGAL HONG KONG, GERMANY, SPAIN, MEXICO, SWEDEN, NORWAY SLOVENIA, NETHERLANDS, and BELGIUM.
The states and territories these words name
43 states and territories.
Every one of them
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Iowa
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- Nevada
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Vermont
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- West Virginia
The words say it went outside the United States too.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated weekly.
Is it still going on?
Terminated, in FDA’s file.
“FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts have been made to remove or correct the violative product in accordance with the recall strategy, and proper disposition has been made according to the degree of hazard.”
openFDA, on “Terminated”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Feb 27, 2013.
- FDA classified it on Mar 20, 2013.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Mar 27, 2013.
- FDA terminated it on Aug 5, 2013.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Vascular Solutions, Inc., of Maple Grove, MN.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- FDA’s list of codes runs to 9,188 characters; the first part is shown here, and the rest is on FDA’s record.
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
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