Reported Feb 14, 2018 · Ongoing

Covidien Emprint Percutaneous Antenna with Thermosphere Technology, 30cm, Material CA30L1

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, 30cm, Material CA30L1
Lot codes and dates
  • UDI 10884521189553
  • Lot codes
    • S5LG004PX
    • S6AG001X
    • S6BG002X
    • S6BG005X
    • S6BG016PX
    • S6CG003X
    • S6CG005X
    • S6CG017X
    • S6DG004X
    • S6EG001X
    • S6FG001X
    • S6FG006X
    • S6FG010X
    • S6KG002X
    • S6KG006PRX
    • S6KG006PX
    • S6LG004X
    • S6MG002X
    • S7CG001PCX
    • S7CG011PCX
    • S7CG015CX
    • S7EG001X
    • S7EG003X
    • S7FG011PX
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, 4:49 PM UTC

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