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Urgent Safety Notice for the MOBICATH™ Bi-Directional Guiding Sheath (small and large curve), Greatbatch, Ltd. and Biosense Webster Inc.

Product group Injections / Infusions / Transfusions / Dialysis - catheters
Reference 06617/12

Greatbatch, Ltd. and Biosense Webster Inc. inform their customers per customer letter about a risk related to the MOBICATH™ Bi-Directional Guiding Sheath (small and large curve). After the physician has pulled back and released a catheter placed in the guiding sheath, there is a potential for the catheter to “self-advance” accidentally.

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