Reported Feb 14, 2018 · Ongoing

Covidien Emprint Percutaneous Antenna with Thermosphere Technology, 15cm, Material CA15L1

Covidien LLC

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 LLC · 60 Middletown Ave · North Haven, CT · 06473-3908

Is this the product you have?

  • Covidien Emprint Percutaneous Antenna with Thermosphere Technology, 15cm, Material CA15L1
Lot codes and dates
  • 84 of 84 codes

    • UDI 10884521189539
    • Lots S5LG002PX
    • S5MG004PX
    • S5MG009PX
    • S5MG010PX
    • S5MG013PX
    • S5MG017PX
    • S5MG019PX
    • S6AG002X
    • S6AG003X
    • S6AG006X
    • S6AG009X
    • S6AG010X
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    • S6BG006X
    • S6BG012X
    • S6BG013X
    • S6BG014PX
    • S6CG001X
    • S6CG004X
    • S6CG006X
    • S6CG007X
    • S6CG009X
    • S6CG013X
    • S6CG018X
    • S6CG019X
    • S6DG001X
    • S6DG003X
    • S6DG006X
    • S6DG008X
    • S6DG009X
    • S6EG002X
    • S6EG003X
    • S6EG005X
    • S6EG007X
    • S6EG010X
    • S6FG002X
    • S6FG003X
    • S6FG004X
    • S6FG009X
    • S6GG004X
    • S6GG005X
    • S6GG006X
    • S6GG008X
    • S6GG009X
    • S6GG011X
    • S6GG012X
    • S6GG015X
    • S6HG002X
    • S6HG010X
    • S6HG011X
    • S6HG013X
    • S6KG001X
    • S6KG004PRX
    • S6KG004PX
    • S6KG007X
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    • S6KG010X
    • S6KG014X
    • S6KG015X
Amount recalled
N/A

This recall covers 6 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 5 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

The firm received consumer reports of the ceramic trocar tip of the Emprint ablation antenna disengaging from the needle shaft post-ablation. This can result in the tip remaining in the patient.

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, 6:48 PM UTC

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