Reported Feb 14, 2018 · Ongoing

Covidien Emprint Percutaneous Antenna with Thermosphere Technology, 15cm (reinforced), Material CA15L2

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 (reinforced), Material CA15L2
Lot codes and dates
  • UDI 10884521706583
  • Lot codes
    • S6MG005PX
    • S6MG008PX
    • S6MG012PX
    • S6MG019PX
    • S7AG001PX
    • S7AG006X
    • S7AG010X
    • S7AG013X
    • S7BG001X
    • S7BG003X
    • S7BG007X
    • S7BG013X
    • S7CG002X
    • S7CG005X
    • S7CG007X
    • S7CG013X
    • S7EG009X
    • S7FG003X
    • S7FG004X
    • S7FG007X
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, 5:29 PM UTC

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