Covidien Implements Voluntary Recall of its Pipeline™ Embolization Device and Alligator™ Retrieval Device

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Covidien Implements Voluntary Recall of its Pipeline™ Embolization Device and Alligator™ Retrieval Device

04/11/2014 01:02 PM EDT

Covidien plc today announced that it has notified customers of a voluntary recall to address an issue with certain lots of its Pipeline™ Embolization Device and Alligator™ Retrieval Device where the polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coating applied to the delivery wire could delaminate and detach from the devices.

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