Reported Nov 13, 2013 · Terminated

Adjustable Gastric Band, packaged alone in transparent PETG inner and outer blisters with Tyvek lids, or in various kit…

Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.

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: Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc · 4545 Creek Rd · Cincinnati, OH · 45242-2803

Is this the product you have?

  • Adjustable Gastric Band, packaged alone in transparent PETG inner and outer blisters with Tyvek lids, or in various kit configurations with one band per kit
  • Product UsageIntended for use in surgical treatment of morbid obesity
Lot codes and dates

7 of 7 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1lot numbers were affected by this recall: Product Codes: RLZB22
2Lot Numbers: ZJKBK6, ZJLBBR, ZJLBBT, ZJLBBV, ZJMBB5, ZJMBCG, ZJMBCH, ZJMBCJ, ZJMBCK, ZJMBCL, ZJMBJC, ZJMBJD, ZJMBJF, ZJPBD1, ZJPBD2, ZJPBFT, ZJPBFV, ZKBBCC, ZKBBCD, ZKBBCF, ZKBBCG, ZKBBGC, ZKBBGD, ZKBBGJ, ZKBBJN, ZKBBNV, ZKBBNW, ZKBBNY, ZKCBBK, ZKCBDD, ZKCBJJ, ZKMBK4, ZKMBKP, ZKNBBB, ZKNBCL, ZLBBCH, ZLBBFJ, ZLBBFL, ZLCBCB, ZLCBD8, ZLDBCZ, ZLDBDM, ZLDBDV, ZLFBF7, ZLFBFB, ZLLBCR, ZLLBFT, ZLMBCH, ZLMBWD, ZLNBBF, ZLNBGZ, ZMCBDH, ZMDBCH, ZMFBC4, ZMGBBF, ZMGBC1, ZMHBBW, ZMJBHV, ZMKBBH, ZMLBCJ, ZMNBCK, ZNBBD2, ZNFBCC, ZNHBCM, and ZNLBB4. Product Codes: RLZB22D1
3Lot Numbers: G4TA93, G4TC3R, G4TD5R, G4TF1X, G4TG22, G4TK21, G4TL1D, G4TM3L, G4TM84, G4TP0W, G4TT4D, G4TU2V, G4TV3T, G4TW6D, G4U17U, G4U75W, G4U795, G4UD6T, G4UF6Y, G4UG4E, G4UH49, G4UH4K, H43A3N, H43C8P, H43E9V, H43J2P, H43N12, H43N42, H43P5U, H43P9C, H43T3F, H43U78, H43V8J, H43X4K, H43Z8Y, H4453N, H44623, H4478W, H44965, H44C9G, H44D8W, H44K3G, H44K9M, H44N0X, H44R1Y, H44R4U, H44T9D, H44V39, H44W6H, H44Y24, H44Z0Y, J4A04D, J4A11V, J4A274, J4A668, J4A81X, J4A96M, J4AC6L, J4AE3P, J4AH2Z, J4AK89, J4AN34, J4AU9R, J4AW1Y, J4C35K, J4C76E, J4CE9V, K4C518, K4CE4L, K4CT8W, K4D17T, and K4D45Y. Product Codes: RLZB22DG1
4Lot Numbers: G4TH90, G4TJ61, G4TP6J, G4TR76, G4TV48, G4TX1V, G4U184, G4U734, G4UD77, G4UF9V, G4UH6P, H43A3P, H43C8R, H43G7Y, H43T3K, H43U7E, H43X1G, H43Z5Y, H44645, H44H9M, H44K2T, H44L44, H44V3A, H44W6G, H44Y25, H44Z0X, H44Z3N, J4A48K, J4AA11, J4AL00, J4AR9K, and K4CE6X . Product Codes: RLZB22DGT
5Lot Numbers: G4U323, J4AY55, and K4C663. Product Codes: RLZB22DT
6Lot Numbers: G4UD92, H44D1Y, J4AY72, and K4C666. Product Codes: RLZB22T
7Lot Numbers: G4RE82
Amount recalled
Product codes: RLZB22 - 2,352 units; RLZB22D1 - 968 units; RLZB22DG1 - 327 units; RLZB22DGT - 20 units; RLZB22DT - 48 units; RLZB22T - 0 units

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

During aging studies, the firm determined that the gastric belts were unable to pass the test requirements established for Force to Lock.

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

Notice updated Mar 26, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:04 PM UTC

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