Reported May 1, 2019 · Terminated

Covidien Endo Grasp Auto Suture Grasper 5mm REF: 173030 The Covidien Endo Grasp" Auto Suture" grasper 5 mm instrument…

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 · 15 Hampshire St · Mansfield, MA · 02048-1113

Is this the product you have?

  • Covidien
  • Endo Grasp Auto Suture Grasper 5mm REF173030 The Covidien Endo Grasp" Auto Suture" grasper 5 mm instrument has applications in a variety of gynecologic, general, urologic, thoracic and endoscopic procedures for temporary grasping/clamping of tissue and small tubular structures
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot NumbersP8D1335PRX P8D1336PRX P8D1605PRX
Amount recalled
240 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

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Sterilization method used was not consistent with the labeling and the approved sterilization method

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 Apr 23, 2020 · Data as of Sep 19, 7:38 PM UTC

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