Reported Feb 14, 2018 · Ongoing

Covidien Emprint Percutaneous Antenna with Thermosphere Technology, 20cm, Material CA20L1

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, 20cm, Material CA20L1
Lot codes and dates
  • UDI 10884521189546
  • Lot codes
    • S5LG003PX
    • S5MG016PX
    • S5MG018PX
    • S6AG004X
    • S6AG005X
    • S6AG007X
    • S6BG004X
    • S6BG011X
    • S6BG015PX
    • S6BG017X
    • S6CG002X
    • S6CG008X
    • S6CG014X
    • S6CG015X
    • S6CG016X
    • S6DG002X
    • S6DG005X
    • S6DG007X
    • S6DG010X
    • S6EG004X
    • S6EG006X
    • S6EG008X
    • S6FG005X
    • S6FG008X
    • S6GG007X
    • S6GG010X
    • S6HG001X
    • S6HG003PX
    • S6HG008PX
    • S6HG009PX
    • S6HG012X
    • S6JG001X
    • S6KG003X
    • S6KG005PRX
    • S6KG005PX
    • S6KG009X
    • S6KG016X
    • S6LG002X
    • S6MG003X
    • S6MG018X
    • S7AG003X
    • S7BG012PCX
    • S7CG004X
    • S7CG006X
    • S7CG008PCX
    • S7CG010PCX
    • S7CG017X
    • S7DG002X
    • S7DG005X
    • S7EG006X
    • S7FG010PX
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, 6:47 PM UTC

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