Reported May 27, 2015 · Terminated

ENDOPATH ECHELON" Vascular White Reload for Advanced Placement Tip, Product Usage: The instruments have application in…

Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.

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

Is this the product you have?

  • ENDOPATH ECHELON" Vascular White Reload for Advanced Placement Tip
  • Product UsageThe instruments have application in multiple open or minimally invasive general, gynecologic, urologic, thoracic and pediatric surgical procedures
Lot codes and dates

13 of 13 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1VASECR35
2Product Lot L4FF3W, Expiry Date 2017-11
3Product Lot L4FF3X, Expiry Date 2017-11
4Product Lot L4FF3Y, Expiry Date 2017-11
5Product Lot M4H046, Expiry Date 2017-12
6Product Lot M4H105, Expiry Date 2017-12
7Product Lot M4H27D, Expiry Date 2017-12
8Product Lot M4H30H, Expiry Date 2017-12
9Product Lot M4H37J, Expiry Date 2017-12
10Product Lot M4H399, Expiry Date 2017-12
11Product Lot M4H589, Expiry Date 2018-01
12Product Lot M4H54M, Expiry Date 2018-01
13Product Lot M4H643, Expiry Date 2018-01 & Product Lot M4H691, Expiry Date 2018-01..
Amount recalled
6,744 devices

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

During an internal inspection of the production process the firm discovered an issue which may cause the cartridge to deploy an incomplete staple line.

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 Nov 17, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:47 PM UTC

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