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Medtronic Abre Venous Self-Expanding Stent System

The Abre Venous Self-Expanding Stent System may have a Nitinol anomaly causing reduced stent diameter and radial force, potentially leading to migration.

What happened

Medtronic Inc, of Plymouth, Minnesota, recalled the Abre Venous Self-Expanding Stent System on December 4, 2025. The FDA added the recall to its Enforcement Report on January 15, 2026. The stents may have a Nitinol anomaly that reduces stent diameter and radial force when deployed, which may result in stent migration.

The product was distributed nationwide in the US and worldwide, including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, Germany, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.

What to do

We don't have product-specific instructions for this recall. FDA's general advice for medical device recalls:

  1. A device recall doesn't always mean you must stop using it: it may need to be checked, adjusted or fixed.
  2. Talk to your health care provider before you stop using it.

Is yours affected?

Affected if its model number, UDI-DI and lot code are listed under that product.

A UDI-DI is the device identifier printed with the barcode on the device label.

  1. Abre Venous Self-Expanding Stent System

    Model number
    • AB9G14120090
    • AB9G12100090
    • AB9G14080090
    • AB9G12080090
    • AB9U12060090
    • AB9U14100090
    • AB9U14080090
    • AB9U12080090
    • AB9U14060090
    • AB9G14100090
    • AB9G12060090
    UDI-DI
    • 00763000547332
    • 00763000547271
    • 00763000547318
    • 00763000547264
    • 00643169796225
    • 00643169796300
    • 00643169796294
    • 00643169796232
    • 00643169796287
    • 00763000547325
    • 00763000547257
    Lot code
    • C112511
    • C113253
    • C113795
    • C117416
    • C117482
    • C121084
    • C123953
    • C133327
    • C133329
    • C134478
    • C138060
    • C150325

Recall details

Company began the recall
Sold in

Worldwide - US Nationwide and the countries of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, Germany, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Vietnam.

Company
Medtronic IncPlymouth, Minnesota
Risk

Moderate risk

Using it may cause short-term health problems, or ones that treatment can reverse. Serious harm is unlikely.

FDA Class II recall · How risk is rated

Event ID
98157
Recall number
Z-1098-2026

All recalls from Medtronic Inc

Timeline

FDA's Enforcement Report is its public list of recalls; FDA adds a recall when it posts it and publishes the list weekly.

  1. Company began the recall

  2. Added to FDA's Enforcement Report · Classified by FDA

  3. In FDA's weekly enforcement report

  4. Listed on Recall Canary

Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 23, 2026 · primary source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (opens in a new tab)