Medtronic Heart Valves Division: Medical Device Recall in 2020 - (Recall #: Z-0559-2021)

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:

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.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: October 23, 2020

Date Posted: December 16, 2020

Recall Number: Z-0559-2021

Event ID: 86681

Reason for Recall:

Potential for Transcatheter Aortic Valve (TAV) leaflet damage when performing a post-implant balloon dilatation (PID).

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 172,851 units

Code Information:

All GTINs and associated serial numbers (refer to Attachment A-Product List as of 22-Oct-2020).

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide distribution - U.S. Nationwide distribution and the countries of Panama, Denmark, Austria, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Colombia, India, Mexico, Brazil, Spain, United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, Italy, Argentina, Japan, Poland, Russian Federation, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Portugal, Norway, Egypt, Saudi Arabia.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated