Z-1576-2026Class I

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

Recalling firm

Product type

Device

Status

Ongoing

Report date

2026-04-01

Distribution

Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) to states of: TX, LA, OR, NM, MI, FL, CO, CA, GA, NC, AK, NY, PA, WI, NJ, VA, AZ, IN, KY, MO, DE, SC, MT, NE, WV, OH, MA, MN, CT, MD, KS, WA, TN, ID, UT, DC, MS, IL, OK, AL, RI, AR, NV and OUS (International) to countries of : Canada, Spain, United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Jordan, Iraq, France, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Slovakia, Colombia, Saudi Arabia, Belize, Hong Kong, Mexico, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Germany, Sweden, Ireland, Poland, Latvia, Italy, South Africa, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Peru, Argentina, Qatar, Greece, Georgia, United Kingdom, Brunei Darussalam, Ecuador, Panama, Netherlands, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, Costa Rica, Viet Nam, Cayman Islands, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Australia, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Plurinational State of, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan

Firm state

Product quantity

131

Initiated by

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Reason for recall

16F dual-valved splittable sheath introducer due to a design defect, may not split as intended, which may result in hemorrhage, foreign bodies, procedure delay, embolization/thrombosis, impaired catheter function, loss of vessel for future vascular access.

Product description

ProGuide Chronic Dialysis Catheters, REF: DC01455550/C, DC21452419/C, DC21452419-NE5/C, DC21452823-NE5/C, DC21454035/C, DC21455550/C

Code / lot info

REF:UDI-DI/Lot(Expiration): DC01455550/C:00884450697870/H2600169; DC21452419/C:00884450697900/H2659228: DC21452419-NE5/C:00884450697894/H3249278): DC21452823/C:00884450697924/H2600164, H2628890; DC21452823-NE5/C:00884450697917/H2990807: DC21453227/C:00884450697948/H2630602; DC21454035/C:00884450697962/H2628887: DC21455550/C:00884450697979/H2630553, H2659229

Data: U.S. FDA openFDA enforcement API. Recall details are as reported by the FDA. The quality-domain mapping and severity are a SPEQ editorial interpretation of the recall reason, not an official FDA classification.