Medtronic Neuromodulation: Medical Device Recall in 2014 - (Recall #: Z-2172-2014)

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 Ascenda Intrathecal Catheter models 8780 and 8781, and Ascenda Intrathecal Catheter Pump Segment Revision Kit, model 8784. The 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 an Ascenda Intrathecal Catheter.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: July 11, 2014

Date Posted: August 20, 2014

Recall Number: Z-2172-2014

Event ID: 68838

Reason for Recall:

Medtronic is removing specific lots of the Ascenda Intrathecal Catheters and Revision Kits, which are used with the implantable SynchroMed drug infusion pump. This recall is being conducted due to a single component of the catheter, the retainer ring, not meeting specification criteria. There is a possibility of unintentional disconnection of the catheter from the pump, or difficulty in disconne

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 1200 (551 US, 649 OUS)

Code Information:

Serial Numbers are in the following format: "N" + 9 digits (e.g. N12345001. Product beginning with the following letter/number combinations are affected: N464184, N464200, N464206, N464254, N464257, N464258, N464262, N464263, N464264, N464271, N464693, N464703, N464708, N464725, N464727, N464730, N464734, N464736, N464738, N464742, N464746, N464750, N464752, N464841, N464924, N464930, N464995, N464995, N465020, N465038, N465063, N465065, N465073, N465082, N465088, N465091, N465094, N465111, N465125, N465129, N465131, N465136, N465138, N465144, N465145, N465146, N465148, N465150, N466065, N466067, N466067, N466068, N466069, N466071, N466072, N466075, N466134, N466167, N466177, N466196, N466201, N466240, N466244, N466259, N466289, N466290, N466291, N466306, N466368, N466390, N466392, N466394, N466398, N466399, N466631, N466639, N466645, N466678, N466678, N466754, N466758, N466761, N466886, N466897, N466901, N466902, N466911, N466914, N467103, N467109, N467113, N467114, N467116, N467126, N467138, N467171, N467180, N467183, N467192, N467193, N467194, N467195, N467197, N467198, N467203, N467204, N467206, N467209, N467351, N467351, N467352, N467355, N467356, N467357, N467395, N467399, N467401, N467402, N467407, N467444, N467451, N467453, N467454, N467563, N467568, N467570, N467601, N467606, N467608, N467609, N467611, N467612, N467614, N467618, N467621, N467626, N468288, N468343, N468401, N468404, N468406, N468406, N468448, N468494, N468500, N468507, N468510, N468511, N468514, N468516, N468519, N468522, N468574, N468580, N468621, N468622, N468624, N468626, N468641, N469182, N469262, N469332, N469360, N469360, N469388, N469420, N469422, N469428, N469431, N469433, N469434, N469436, N469438, N469440, N469446, N469447, N469449, N469452, N469460, N469465, N469466, N469469, N469474, N469478, N469507, N469511, N469530, N469533, N469549, N469579, N469583, N469586, N469588, N470163, N470197, N470234, N470303, N470307, N470401, N470408, N470414, N470420, N470424, N470453, N470459, N470919, N470923, N470929, N470931, N470931, N470934, N470938, N470940, N470941, N470951, N470953, N470954, N471442, N471443, N471446, N471447, N471448, N471449, N471487, N471488, N471490, N471490, N471491, N471764, N471791, N471840, N471853, N471856, N471860, N471863, N471864, N471865, N471866, N471870, N471871, N471875, N471880, N472310, N472326, N472333, N472336, N472342, N472345, N472347, N472857, N472861, N472866, N472868, N472873, N472875, N472876, N472878, N472882, N472885, N472886, N472890, N472894, N472900, N472905, N473140, N473144, N473148, N473154, N473156, N473176, N473178, N473180, N473202, N473207, N473211, N473221, N473222, N473223, N473228, N473230, N473311, N473311, N473323, N473377, N473401, N473426, N473438, N473492, N473493, N473989, N473996, N473999, N474001, N474005, N474006, N474007, N474010, N474018, N474019, N474023, N474027, N474037, N474038, N474047, N474047, N474421, N474423, N474427, N474431, N474433.

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) including the states of AL,AR,AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, Ml, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI and WV., and the countries of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, Netherlands, Panama, Poland, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Uruguay.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated