Edwards Lifesciences, LLC medical device recall: Brand Name: Optisite Arterial Cannula Product Name: Optisite Arterial…
Key facts
- Agency
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Program
- Medical devices
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Ongoing
- Event ID
- 96943
- Recall initiated
- May 14, 2025
- Classified by FDA
- Jul 10, 2025
- Posted in Enforcement Report
- Jul 16, 2025
- Recalling firm
- Edwards Lifesciences, LLC
- Firm location
- Irvine, CA, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Firm notified customers by
- Letter
- Products in this event
- 6
What to do
Compare the product, lot or serial numbers below with what you have. If you use a prescription drug or medical device in this recall, talk to your pharmacist or health care provider before you stop using it, and follow the firm's instructions.
Reason for recall
due to complaints received for 3mm to 4mm section wire exposed/protruding from the outside of the cannula body.
What the classification means
- Class I: FDA's most serious category: there is a reasonable probability that using or being exposed to the product will cause serious health problems or death.
About this recall
The firm started this recall on May 14, 2025. FDA classified it 57 days later, on Jul 10, 2025. This recall event covers 6 separate products, each with its own FDA recall number. Distribution reported by FDA: Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of ALABAMA, ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK,… Edwards Lifesciences, LLC has 50 recalls in our records.
Recalled products (6)
Z-2080-2025 Class I Ongoing
Brand Name: Optisite Arterial Cannula Product Name: Optisite Arterial Cannula Model/Catalog Number: OPTI16 Software Version: N/A Product Description: Cardiac cannula. The Edwards OptiSite Arterial Perfusion Cannluae provides or establishes arterial perfusion in the extracorporeal circuit for d 6 hours. Component: No.
Codes / lots: Lot Code: Model No:OPTI16; UDI: 00690103180558; All lots up to BSLC9149 Serial Numbers: 130467 130471 130602 130765 130816 130822 130852 130949 131039 131041 131044 131237 131312 131428 131509 131826 131887 131908 132338 132436 132503 132831 BSLC0040 BSLC0165 BSLC0165 BSLC0320 BSLC1309 BSLC1309 BSLC1468 BSLC1468 BSLC1557 BSLC1682 BSLC1688 BSLC1825 BSLC1830 BSLC5302 BSLC5899 BSLC6166 BSLC7142 BSLC7142 BSLC7513 BSLC8176 BSLC8659 BSLC9149
Quantity: 27022
Z-2081-2025 Class I Ongoing
Brand Name: Optisite Arterial Cannula Product Name: Optisite Arterial Cannula Model/Catalog Number: OPTI18 Software Version: N/A Product Description: Cardiac cannula. The Edwards OptiSite Arterial Perfusion Cannluae provides or establishes arterial perfusion in the extracorporeal circuit for d 6 hours. Component: No
Codes / lots: Lot Code: Model No: OPTI18; UDI: 00690103180565; All lots up to: BSLC9155 Serial Numbers: 130451 130466 130472 130593 130709 130764 130818 130821 130847 130948 130952 131038 131043 131047 131182 131193 131231 131236 131289 131311 131317 131433 131435 131513 131516 131553 131554 131606 131623 131625 131628 131682 131737 131909 131929 131966 132175 132201 132366 132395 132416 132430 132435 132505 132832 132958 132959 BSLC0110 BSLC0166 BSLC0661 BSLC0661 BSLC0826 BSLC0826 BSLC0826 BSLC0826 BSLC0855 BSLC0855 BSLC0887 BSLC0887 BSLC0979 BSLC1114 BSLC1114 BSLC1211 BSLC1308 BSLC1469 BSLC1656 BSLC1660 BSLC1815 BSLC3221 BSLC4153 BSLC4400 BSLC4461 BSLC4513 BSLC5027 BSLC5027 BSLC5320 BSLC5367 BSLC5765 BSLC6421 BSLC6467 BSLC7335 BSLC7514 BSLC7515 BSLC8175 BSLC8385 BSLC8535 BSLC8657 BSLC9100 BSLC9104 BSLC9105 BSLC9152 BSLC9155
Quantity: 13240
Z-2082-2025 Class I Ongoing
Brand Name: FEM-FLEX II Product Name: Femoral Arterial Cannula Model/Catalog Number: FEMII016A Software Version: N/A Product Description: The Edwards FEMFLEXII Femoral Perfusion Cannluae provides or establishes arterial perfusion in the extracorporeal circuit for d 6 hours. Component: No
Codes / lots: Lot Code: Model No: FEMII016A; UDI: 00690103031232; All lots up to: BSLC8179 Serial Numbers: 130544 130757 131105 131313 131511 131535 131888 131925 132504 BSLC0184 BSLC0386 BSLC0596 BSLC1311 BSLC3741 BSLC4162 BSLC5040 BSLC6487 BSLC8179
Quantity: 6801
Z-2083-2025 Class I Ongoing
Brand Name: FEM-FLEX II Product Name: Femoral Arterial Cannula Model/Catalog Number: FEMII016AS Software Version: N/A Product Description: The Edwards FEMFLEXII Femoral Perfusion Cannluae provides or establishes arterial perfusion in the extracorporeal circuit for d 6 hours. Component: No
Codes / lots: Lot Code: Model No; FEMII016AS; UDI: 0060913168341; All lots up to: BSLC1689 Serial Numbers: FEMII016AS FEMII016AS FEMII016AS
Quantity: 847
Z-2084-2025 Class I Ongoing
Brand Name: FEM-FLEX II Product Name: Femoral Arterial Cannula Model/Catalog Number: FEMII018A Software Version: N/A Product Description: The Edwards FEMFLEXII Femoral Perfusion Cannluae provides or establishes arterial perfusion in the extracorporeal circuit for d 6 hours. Component: No
Codes / lots: Lot Code: Model No: FEMII018A; UDI: 0069013031256; All lots up to: BSLC9148 Serial Numbers: 130468 130599 130704 130848 130953 131048 131286 131430 131626 131774 131775 132004 132005 132510 BSLC0025 BSLC0121 BSLC0422 BSLC1115 BSLC1470 BSLC4161 BSLC4472 BSLC5041 BSLC5293 BSLC5842 BSLC6163 BSLC6164 BSLC7336 BSLC7794 BSLC8660 BSLC9148
Quantity: 13240
Z-2085-2025 Class I Ongoing
Brand Name: FEM-FLEXII Product Name: Femoral Arterial Cannula Model/Catalog Number: FEMII018AS Software Version: N/A Product Description: The Edwards FEMFLEXII Arterial Perfusion Cannluae provides or establishes arterial perfusion in the extracorporeal circuit for d 6 hours. Component: No
Codes / lots: Lot Code: Model No: FEMII018AS; UDI: 00690103168358; All lots up to: BSLC9064 Serial Numbers: 131776 BSLC4190 BSLC9064
Quantity: 558
Source and freshness
- Source
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement Report, via the openFDA device enforcement dataset
- Official notice
- FDA Enforcement Report, event 96943
- Raw record
- openFDA API (JSON)
- Dataset last updated by FDA
- Nov 3, 2026
- Imported by RecallRadar
- Nov 4, 2026
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