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FDA Device recall Z-0322-2017

Visualase Visualization Stylets PN 020-2301

On 2016-11-09 the FDA classified a Class II recall of Visualase Visualization Stylets PN 020-2301 by Medtronic Navigation, citing medtronic Navigation, Inc. announces a voluntary field action for the Visualase Visualization Stylets and Visualase Body Accessory Kit because when the Visualization Stylet is pla….

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AgencyFDA Device
Recall numberZ-0322-2017
ClassificationClass II
Statusterminated
Initiated2016-09-01
Published2016-11-09
Last updated2026-09-13 11:54 UTC
CompanyMedtronic Navigation
DistributionCA, FL, GA, TX

Product

Visualase Visualization Stylets PN 020-2301. The individual components within the Visualase Body Accessory Kit are packaged in Tyvek pouches. The packaged devices are then placed into a cardboard box which is labeled with the Body Accessory Kit label. Labeled sterile. The visualization stylet is constructed of titanium and used during Visualase laser ablation procedures by inserting it into intracorporeal catheter lumens for improved catheter stiffness and MRI visualization during procedures

Reason

Medtronic Navigation, Inc. announces a voluntary field action for the Visualase Visualization Stylets and Visualase Body Accessory Kit because when the Visualization Stylet is placed in the magnetic field of a magnetic resonance imaging system it pulls and/or bends toward the field.

Identifiers

code_infoLot number 151481

Status history

No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:54 UTC. Current status: terminated.

Source

Official record: https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0322-2017%22

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