Shockwave Medical, Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2018 - (Recall #: Z-3247-2018)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2018.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

The Shockwave S4 IVL Catheters are intended for lithotripsy-enhanced balloon dilatation of lesions, including calcified lesions, in the peripheral vasculature, including the iliac, femoral, ilio-femoral, popliteal, infra-popliteal, and renal arteries. Shockwave S4, Peripheral Intravascular Lithotripsy Catheter, CE 0086, STERILE R, Manufacturer: Shockwave Medical, Inc. 48501 Warm Springs Blvd. Ste. 108, Fremont, CA 94539

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: July 18, 2018

Date Posted: October 3, 2018

Recall Number: Z-3247-2018

Event ID: 80865

Reason for Recall:

Catheter unable to maintain inflation pressure during treatment (4ATM) and/or during IVL post dilatation (at 6ATM).

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 612

Code Information:

Catalog No. Part No. Size Lot # UDI (DI Portion Only) S4IVL2540 FG61163-2540 2.50x40mm P180222I M732S4IVL25400 P180327A P180410A P180503A S4IVL3040 FG61163-3040 3.00x40mm P180223A M732S4IVL30400 P180327B P180410B P180503B S4IVL3540 FG61163-3540 3.50x40mm P180223B M732S4IVL35400 P180327C P180410C P180503C S4IVL4040 FG61163-4040 4.00x40mm P180223C M732S4IVL40400 P180327D P180410D P180503D

Distribution Pattern:

Domestic: CO, TN and TX Foreign: Austria, Germany and New Zealand

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated