FDAFDA · Food and drugs·Recall number Z-1948-2026
Medtronic Sphere-9 Catheter, Model Number AFR-00001; catheter, percutaneous, cardiac ablation, for treatment of atrial flutter.
Published May 6, 2026 · Recall initiated: March 11, 2026
Status when published: Ongoing — openFDA updates weekly, so this field may not reflect the current status. Always confirm with the official notice.
What's the hazard
Ventricular fibrillation (VF) occurred during radiofrequency (RF) therapy with the Medtronic Sphere-9 catheter in patients who have a Biotronik Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) or Biotronik Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy-Defibrillator (CRT-D) implanted. The observation is caused by an interaction between the Sphere-9 catheter current flow and a safety feature built into Biotronik ICDs and CRT Ds. Medtronic recommends physicians use increased caution when using the Sphere-9 catheter for RF ablation therapy in patients implanted with a Biotronik ICD/CRT-D system, and to ensure external defibrillation systems are readily available.
What to do
Voluntary: Firm initiated · Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Recall details
- Manufacturer
- Medtronic, Inc.
- Distributor
- Worldwide
- Lot
- US: Basic UDI Number 0763000B000262284, GTIN: 00763000871741; 00763000973391; 00763000973506; 00763000993269; 00199150003709. OUS: 00763000871734; 00763000973384; 00763000973513; 00763000811341; 00763000911515; 00763000963675; 00199150003716. Serial Numbers: 227076469, 2301234000, 2301321000, 2301373000, 2301543000, 2301547000, 2301551000, 2301552000, 2301556000, 2301558000, 2301559000, 2301560000, 2301709000, 0012573781, 0012576276, 0012578858, 0012583026, 0012583027, 0012590913, 0012590914, 0012594540, 0012594541, 0012609253, 0012609255, 0012609258, 0012614806, 0012614807, 0012614808, 0012619893, 0012619896, 0012619898, 0012619899, 0012623987, 0012623988, 0012623991, 0012631219, 0012631220, 0012631221, 0012631222, 0012635279, 0012635281, 0012635282, 0012635283, 0012635284, 0012641293, 0012641294, 0012641295, 0012641297, 0012643392, 0012643393, 0012643396, 0012643399, 0012645205, 0012645206, 0012645208, 0012655005, 0012655006, 0012655008, 0012655009, 0012655010, 0012655011, 0012655012, 0012655013, 0012655014, 0012655015, 0012655016, 0012655017, 0012665669, 0012665670, 0012665671, 0012665673, 0012665674, 0012665675, 0012670372, 0012670375, 0012670377, 0012670380, 0012670381, 0012670383, 0012672152, 0012672156, 0012672157, 0012672158, 0012672159, 0012672160, 0012672161, 0012672162, 0012672163, 0012672164, 0012672166, 0012672167, 0012681148, 0012681149, 0012681151, 0012681152, 0012681153, 0012681154, 0012681155, 0012681157, 0012681159, 0012681160, 0012685946, 0012685947, 0012685948, 0012685950, 0012685951, 0012685952, 0012685953, 0012685954, 0012685955, 0012688084, 0012690714, 0012690716, 0012690717, 0012690719, 0012690731, 0012690732, 0012690733, 0012690735, 0012690736, 0012690737, 0012690738, 0012690739, 0012699686, 0012699687, 0012699688, 0012699689, 0012699691, 0012699693, 0012699694, 0012699695, 0012699696, 0012699697, 0012699698, 0012699699, 0012703730, 0012703731, 0012703732, 0012703733, 0012703734, 0012703735, 0012703736, 0012703737, 0012703740, 0012703741, 0012703743, 0012703744, 0012705502, 0012705503, 0012705504, 0012705505, 0012705506, 0012705507, 0012705508, 0012705509, 0012705510, 0012705512, 0012716663, 0012716664, 0012716665, 0012716666, 0012716667, 0012716668, 0012716669, 0012716670, 0012716671, 0012716672, 0012716673, 0012716674, 0012724581, 0012724583, 0012724605, 0012724606, 0012724607, 0012724608, 0012724609, 0012724610, 0012724612, 0012724613, 0012728680, 0012728681, 0012728682, 0012728684, 0012728686, 0012728688, 0012728689, 0012740819, 0012740820, 0012740821, 0012740823, 0012740824, 0012740825, 0012740855, 0012740856, 0012740857, 0012740858, 0012743381, 0012743382, 0012743384, 0012743385, 0012743386, 0012743387, 0012743388, 0012743389, 0012743390, 0012743393, 0012743495, 0012743496, 0012752332, 0012752333, 0012752334, 0012752335, 0012752336, 0012752337, 0012752338, 0012752340, 0012752341, 0012754564, 0012754565, 0012754566, 0012754567, 0012754568, 0012754569, 0012754570, 0012754571, 0012758280, 0012758281, 0012758282, 0012758285, 0012758286, 0012758287, 0012758288, 0012758289, 0012760403, 0012760404, 0012760405, 0012760406, 0012760407, 0012760408, 0012760409, 0012760411, 0012762277, 0012762278, 0012762279, 0012762280, 0012762281, 0012762282, 0012762283, 0012762284, 0012765019, 0012765020, 0012777959, 0012777961, 0012777962, 0012777964, 0012777965, 0012777985, 0012777986, 0012777987, 0012777989, 0012777991, 0012781703, 0012783280, 0012783281, 0012783282, 0012783283, 0012783284, 0012783285, 0012783286, 0012783288, 0012783293, 0012783298, 0012784425, 0012784426, 0012784427, 0012784428, 0012784429, 0012784430, 0012784431, 0012784432, 0012784433, 0012784434, 0012794827, 0012794828, 0012794829, 0012794831, 0012794832, 0012794833, 0012794835, 0012794836, 0012794837, 0012794839, 0012794840, 0012794849, 0012794850, 0012794851, 0012794854, 0012794855, 0012794856, 0012794857, 0012794858, 0012794860, 0012794861, 0012794863, 0012794864, 0012794865, 0012794866, 0012794867, 0012794868, 0012794869, 0012794870,
- Risk classification
- Class II
- Area (FDA)
- device
- Country
- United States
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