> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.fdaweb.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Class 1 Recall of ClotTriever XL
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/class-1-recall-of-clottriever-xl/
- Published: 2024-08-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T14:39:24.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5157646

Inari Medical has begun a Class 1 recall to update the use instructions for its ClotTriever XL catheter after discovering serious adverse events caused when the device becomes entrapped or blocks the lung arteries (pulmonary emboli). A [recall notice](https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/medical-device-recalls/clot-removal-device-correction-inari-medical-updates-use-instructions-clottriever-xl-catheter-due?utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fsource=govdelivery) says affected devices may cause serious adverse health consequences, including device entrapment, vessel damage, or blockage of lung arteries and death. To date, there have been six reported deaths and four injuries.

The device is used for removing clots and blockages from large blood vessels (10 to 28 mm) outside the heart, including the second largest vein in the body, the vena cava.