Reported May 22, 2019 · Completed

Straight Intraluminal Staplers, 25 mm diameter, Model SDH25A The Ethicon Endo-Surgery Intraluminal Staplers (ILS) are…

Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.

High riskUsing this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

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: Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc · 4545 Creek Rd · Blue Ash, OH · 45242-2803

Is this the product you have?

  • Straight Intraluminal Staplers, 25 mm diameter, Model SDH25A The Ethicon Endo-Surgery Intraluminal Staplers (ILS) are anastomotic staplers available in four sizes to permit proper matching of instrument to diameter of the lumen. The instrument permits tissue attachment to the anvil shaft in a location remote from the main body of the instrument to improve access and visibility.
Lot codes and dates
  • All Lots within EXPIRATION Date RangeFebruary 2023 March 2024
Amount recalled
434,614 total

This recall covers 12 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 11 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

The staplers may have an insufficient firing stroke to break the washer and completely form staples.

Using this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

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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, 4:53 PM UTC

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