Class I recall of Beacon Tip angiographic catheters by Cook Medical

Editor's Note

The Food and Drug Administration on August 7 labeled the recall of Beacon Tip angiographic catheters by Cook Medical as Class I, the most serious.

The catheter tip may split or separate from the catheter and enter the patient’s bloodstream.

Cook Medical has received 26 reports of the device malfunctioning, with 14 resulting in adverse events. 

Beacon Tip Torcon NB Advantage Catheters Beacon Tip Royal Flush Plus High-Flow Catheters Slip-Cath Beacon Tip Catheters [Posted 08/07/2015] AUDIENCE: Risk Manager, Nursing, Radiology, Surgery, Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology ISSUE: Cook Medical has received complaints that the catheter tip may split or separate from the catheter.