TemporaryFDAOngoing
Can cause harm that is usually temporary.
Embosphere 500-700 micrometer 2 mL Syringe Sterile Steam, REF: S420GH/EUA, S620GH/EUA; Embosphere 700-900 micrometer 2 mL Syringe Sterile Steam, REF: S820GH/CAB; Embosphere 900-1200 micrometer 2 mL Syringe Sterile Steam, REF: S1020GH/C, S1020GH/EUA
Check the device or its packaging for
S420GH/EUA/00884450116715/X3467294-1, S620GH/EUA/00884450109519/X3472987-1, S820GH/CAB/00884450364154/X3472923-A, S1020GH/C/00884450403136/X3482321-5, S1020GH/EUA/00884450109519/X3482321-1,
- Why
- Microspheres used in embolization of tumors, prostatic arteries, arteriovenous malformations, and blood vessels may have holes in packaging that may affect the sterile barrier, which if used could lead to infection.
- Distributed
- Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of CA, GA and the countries of France, Ireland, Canada, Switzerland.
- Company
- Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Announced
- This is the date the recall was announced. A company may have started it weeks earlier.
- Recall began
Source: FDA record Z-3305-2026 · retrieved 25 September 2026
Read the official notice