Medtronic Neuromodulation: Medical Device Recall in 2014 - (Recall #: Z-1723-2014)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2014.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Medtronic Model 8780 Ascenda Intrathecal Catheter. The implantable Medtronic Model 8780 Ascenda Intrathecal Catheter is part of an infusion system that stores and delivers parenteral drugs to the intrathecal space. The implanted infusion system components consist of a Medtronic pump and a Model 8780 Ascenda Intrathecal Catheter.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: May 2, 2014

Date Posted: June 11, 2014

Recall Number: Z-1723-2014

Event ID: 68295

Reason for Recall:

Medtronic has determined that an Ascenda catheter kit may have had endotoxin in excess of USP limits.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 1

Code Information:

N457062003

Distribution Pattern:

Distributed in the state of CT.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated