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# Vascular Solutions Recalls Venture Catheter
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/vascular-solutions-recalls-venture-catheter/
- Published: 2017-06-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T22:30:37.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5138989

Vascular Solutions has begun a recall of its Venture catheter because there is a risk of the catheter tip splitting or separating during use. “Excess material at the tip of the catheter may separate and could enter the patient’s bloodstream,” a [recall notice](https://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm564109.htm?ref=fdaweb.com) says. “This can result in serious adverse health consequences such as the development of blood clots, embolism of the excess material to vital organs, or death.” The device is intended for directing, steering, controlling, and supporting a guidewire to access veins and arteries in the arms, legs, hands, feet, and heart muscle (myocardium). Certain models may also administer saline fluids or drugs into blood vessels.