FDA Device recall Z-0559-2021
Evolut (TM) R System
- FDA Device
- Class II
- terminated
- Published 2020-12-16
On 2020-12-16 the FDA classified a Class II recall of Evolut (TM) R System by Medtronic Heart Valves Division, citing potential for Transcatheter Aortic Valve (TAV) leaflet damage when performing a post-implant balloon dilatation (PID).
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| Agency | FDA Device |
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| Recall number | Z-0559-2021 |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | terminated |
| Initiated | 2020-10-23 |
| Published | 2020-12-16 |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13 11:55 UTC |
| Company | Medtronic Heart Valves Division |
| Distribution | US |
Product
Evolut (TM) R System. With the following model numbers: a. EVOLUTR-23, Labeled as VLV EVOLUTR-23 VT IR 6L COMM OUS, VLV EVOLUTR-23 TAV EVOLUT R CE 29L MX, VLV EVOLUTR-23 TAV CE AU 2Y MX, VLV EVOLUTR-23 TAV JPN MX, VLV EVOLUTR-23 GREY 29L COMM OUS, VLV EVOLUTR-23 TAV EVOLUT R CE 7L MX, VLV EVOLUTR-23 TAV EVOLUT R CE 26L MX, VLV EVOLUTR-23 TAV CA 2Y MX, VLV EVOLUTR-23 GREY 6L COMM OUS, VLV EVOLUTR-23-US TAV 23 US COMM MX; b. EVOLUTR-23-C, Labeled as VLV EVOLUTR-23-C TAV EVOLUT R US IDE MEX; c. EVOLUTR-23-US, Labeled as VLV EVOLUTR-23-US GREY COMM US, VLV EVOLUTR-23-US TAV 23 US COMM MX; d. EVOLUTR-26, Labeled as VLV EVOLUTR-26 TAV EVOLUT R CE 29L MX VLV EVOLUTR-26 VT IR 6L COMM OUS, VLV EVOLUTR-26 TAV EVOLUT R CE 7L MX, LV EVOLUTR-26 TAV CE AU 2Y MX, VLV EVOLUTR-26 TAV JPN MX, VLV EVOLUTR-26 GREY 29L COMM OUS, VLV EVOLUTR-26-US TAV 26 US COMM MX, VLV EVOLUTR-26 TAV CLN OUS MX, VLV EVOLUTR-26 TAV CA 2Y MX, VLV EVOLUTR-26 TAV CE CA 2Y MX, VLV EVOLUTR-26 GREY 6L COMM OUS; e. EVOLUTR-26-C, Labeled as VLV EVOLUTR-26-C TAV EVOLUT R US IDE MEX, VLV EVOLUTR-26-C TAV CLN US MX; f. EVOLUTR-26-US, Labeled as VLV EVOLUTR-26 TAV EVOLUT R CE 29L MX, VLV EVOLUTR-26-US GREY COMM US, VLV EVOLUTR-26-US TAV 26 US COMM MX; g. EVOLUTR-29, Labeled as VLV EVOLUTR-29 TAV EVOLUT R CE 29L MX, VLV EVOLUTR-29 GREY 6L COMM OUS, VLV EVOLUTR-29 VT IR 6L COMM OUS, VLV EVOLUTR-29 TAV CE AU 2Y MX, VLV EVOLUTR-29 TAV JPN MX, VLV EVOLUTR-29 GREY 29L COMM OUS, VLV EVOLUTR-29 TAV EVOLUT R CE 7L MX, VLV EVOLUTR-29 TAV CLN OUS MX, VLV EVOLUTR-29 TAV CA 2Y MX, VLV EVOLUTR-29 TAV CE CA 2Y MX, VLV EVOLUTR-29-US TAV 29 US COMM MX; h. EVOLUTR-29-C, Labeled as VLV EVOLUTR-29-C TAV EVOLUT R US IDE MEX, LV EVOLUTR-29-C TAV CLN US MX, VLV EVOLUTR-29-US TAV 29 US COMM MX; i. EVOLUTR-29-US, Labeled as VLV EVOLUTR-29-US GREY COMM US, VLV EVOLUTR-29-US TAV 29 US COMM MX, VLV EVOLUTR-29 TAV EVOLUT R CE 29L MX; j. EVOLUTR-34, Labeled as VLV EVOLUTR-34 BLUE 29L COMM OUS, VLV EVOLUTR-34 VT IR 6L COMM OUS, VLV EVOLUTR-34 BLUE 6L COMM OUS, VLV EVOLUTR-34 TAV CE AU 2Y MX, VLV EVOLUTR-34 TAV JPN MX, VLV EVOLUTR-34 TAV CLN OUS MX, VLV EVOLUTR-34 TAV CA 2Y MX, VLV EVOLUTR-34 TAV CE CA 2Y MX, VLV EVOLUTR-34 TAV EVOLUT R CE 29L 1Y MX, VLV EVOLUTR-34 TAV EVO R CE 29L 2Y MX SA, DRAPE 9732722 TUBE STERILE O-ARM 20PK; k. EVOLUTR-34-C, Labeled as VLV EVOLUTR-34-C TAV EVOLUT R US IDE MX, VLV EVOLUTR-34-C TAV CLN US MX; l. EVOLUTR-34-US, Labeled as VLV EVOLUTR-34-US BLUE COMM US, VLV EVOLUTR-34-US TAV 34 US COMM MX, VLV EVOLUTR-34 TAV EVOLUT R CE 29L 1Y MX, VLV EVOLUTR-34-US TAV 34 US COMM MX SA.
Reason
Potential for Transcatheter Aortic Valve (TAV) leaflet damage when performing a post-implant balloon dilatation (PID).
Identifiers
| code_info | All GTINs and associated serial numbers (refer to Attachment A-Product List as of 22-Oct-2020). |
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Status history
No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:55 UTC. Current status: terminated.
Source
Official record: https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0559-2021%22
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