Cardinal Health Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2020 - (Recall #: Z-0729-2020)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2020.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Cordis Precise Nitinol Stent System. The Cordis PRECISE Nitinol Stent System devices are designed to deliver a flexible, self-expanding endoluminal stent to the carotid vasculature via over-the-wire (OTW) 5.5F or 6F sheathed delivery systems. The stent is cut from a solid nitinol tube into a fine mesh ( Z configuration) design. The delivery systems consist mainly of an inner shaft and an outer sheath with radiopaque markers, and a Tuohy Borst valve. The inner shaft terminates distally in a catheter tip and originates proximally in a luer hub designed to accept a 0.018 guidewire. The delivery systems have a nominal working length of 135 cm. The self-expanding PRECISE stent is constrained within the space between the inner shaft and the outer sheath, located between distal and proximal stent makers on the inner shaft. The stent expands to its unconstrained diameter when released from the deployment catheter into the carotid artery. Upon deployment the stent forms an open lattice and pushes outward on the luminal surface, helping to maintain the patency of the artery. Due to the self-expanding behavior of nitinol, the stents are indicated for placement into vessels that are 1-2mm smaller in diameter than the unconstrained diameter of the stent.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: November 14, 2019

Date Posted: January 1, 2020

Recall Number: Z-0729-2020

Event ID: 84228

Reason for Recall:

Cordis has initiated a labeling correction for S.M.A.R.T. and PRECISE stents due to incorrect MRI information on the IFU. The correct classification is "MRI Conditional" not "MRI Safe".

Status: Ongoing

Product Quantity: 267,247 units total (262,641 OUS, 4,606 US)

Code Information:

All Lot Codes. Affected SKUs: N1020SB, N1020SB, N1020SC, N1030SB, N1030SB, N1030SC, N1040SB, N1040SB, N1040SC, N520SB, N520SC, N530SB, N530SC, N540SB, N540SC, N620SB, N620SC, N630SB, N630SC, N640SB, N640SC, N720SB, N720SC, N730SB, N730SC, N740SB, N740SC, N820SB, N820SB, N820SC, N830SB, N830SB, N830SC, N840SB, N840SB, N840SC, N920SB, N920SB, N920SC, N930SB, N930SB, N930SC, N940SB, N940SB, N940SC, P05020RXB, P05030RXB, P05040RXB, P0520RXCE, P0530RXCE, P0540RXCE, P06020RXB, P06030RXB, P06040RXB, P0620RXCE, P0630RXCE, P0640RXCE, P07020RXB, P07030RXB, P07040RXB, P0720RXCE, P0730RXCE, P0740RXCE, P08020RXB, P08030RXB, P08040RXB, P0820RXCE, P0830RXCE, P0840RXCE, P09020RXB, P09030RXB, P0920RXCE, P0930RXCE, P0940RXCE, P10020RXB, P1020RXCE, P1030RXCE, P1040RXCE.

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide including Puerto Rico and countries of Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaiian, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Repulic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Martinique, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saint-Barthelemy, Saudia Arabia, Sinapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated