Reported May 23, 2018 · Terminated
BOX PST03699 KIT APP MED ALTERNATIV STAP Product Usage: The Endo GIA universal and Endo GIA universal XL staplers place…
Covidien Medtronic
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 MEDTRONIC · 60 NIDDLETOWN AVE 2ND F · NORTH HAVEN, CT · 06473
Is this the product you have?
- BOX PST03699 KIT
- APP MED ALTERNATIV STAP Product UsageThe Endo GIA universal and Endo GIA universal XL staplers place two, triple-staggered rows of titanium staples and simultaneously divides the tissue between the two, triple-staggered rows. The size of the staples is determined by the selection of the 2.0 mm, 2.5 mm, 3.5 mm or 4.8 mm single use loading unit. The Endo GIA universal staplers will accommodate any of the single use loading unit sizes that are available in the 30 mm, 45 mm and 60 mm lines
- Lot codes and dates
- Lots
0215050309021510800702150503100215050308021505031102150503120215050313021503714402150371430215108008
- Lots
- Amount recalled
- 169,775 units in total
This recall covers 40 products
The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 39 are below.
27 more are in the archive.
Where it was sold
- Nationwide
Why it was recalled
Device may be missing a sled component. The sled component is responsible for staple deployment. This may result in failure to form a staple line when tissue is divided, leading to bleeding or leakage of luminal contents.
This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.
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