Dublin, Ireland-based Covidien has issued a voluntary recall of certain lots of its Pipeline Embolization Device and Alligator Retrieval Device due to the potential for the polytetrafluoroethylene ...

Medtronic has recalled certain Pipeline Vantage Embolization Devices with Shield Technology due to an increased risk of incomplete wall apposition and braid deformation, which could lead to stroke or ...

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Covidien plc today announced that it has notified customers of a voluntary recall to address an issue with certain lots of its Pipeline™ Embolization Device and ...

Shares of Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) reached a session low on Tuesday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a product recall involving the company’s Pipeline Vantage 027 embolization ...

The U.S. FDA has posted several class I recalls in recent days, including a removal of one model of the Medtronic Vascular’s Pipeline Vantage embolization device due to insufficient apposition to the ...

Cleveland Clinic is touting itself as one of the few health centers in the country that’s offering a new stent from Covidien that’s designed to divert blood away from aneurysms. Clinic surgeons have ...

This voluntary recall is being conducted due to the potential separation and detachment of the polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coating on parts of these devices. Should the PTFE separate from the ...