Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 19534 |
| Brand Name: | Abbott ABSORB Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold (BVS) System |
| Model: | All models |
| Affected: | All lots |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Abbott Vascular Division of Abbott Laboratories (NZ) Ltd Ground Floor, Building D 4 Pacific Rise Mount Wellington Auckland 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 827 285 |
| Manufacturer: | Abbott Vascular (USA) |
| Brand Name: | Abbott Absorb GT1 Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold System |
| Model: | All models |
| Affected: | All lots |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Abbott Vascular Division of Abbott Laboratories (NZ) Ltd Ground Floor, Building D 4 Pacific Rise Mount Wellington Auckland 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 827 285 |
| Manufacturer: | Abbott Vascular (USA) |
| Issue: | Following the publication of the ABSORB III clinical study Abbott is making changes to the instructions for use to improve clinical outcomes and reduce the possibility of thrombosis. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Instructions for use to be updated |
| Level of recall: | Healthcare Professional |
| Date Commenced: | 8/12/2015 |
