Reported Oct 7, 2020 · Ongoing

Endo GIA Auto Suture Gray Universal Articulating Loading Unit 30 mm - 2.0 mm, Item Code 030450 - Product Usage: The…

Covidien, LP

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Covidien, LP · 60 Middletown Ave · North Haven, CT · 06473-3908

Is this the product you have?

  • Endo GIA Auto Suture Gray Universal Articulating Loading Unit 30 mm - 2.0 mm
  • Item Code 030450 - Product UsageThe Endo GIA universal staplers have applications in abdominal, gynecologic, pediatric and thoracic surgery for resection, transection and creation of anastomosis
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot Numbers
    • T0A108X
    • T7H003X
    • T8D008X
    • T8K108X
    • T9G060X
    • T0E051X
    • T7L023X
    • T8H047X
    • T8M079X
    • T7G003X
    • T8D007X
    • T8K047X
    • T9F132X
Amount recalled
900,007 total

This recall covers 9 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 8 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

The device staples may not properly form upon application preventing adequate hemostasis. Use of a product with this assembly error may result in incomplete staple formation.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Data as of Sep 19, 6:58 PM UTC

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