Reported Jun 6, 2018 · Terminated

HARMONIC ACE Shears + Adaptive Tissue Technology, 5mm Diameter / 36cm Length / Curved, Product Code HAR36, GTIN…

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?

  • HARMONIC ACE Shears + Adaptive Tissue Technology, 5mm Diameter / 36cm Length / Curved, Product Code HAR36
  • GTIN 10705036014447 Product UsageThe HARMONIC ACE¿ Shears + Adaptive Tissue Technology are indicated for soft tissue incisions when bleeding control and minimal thermal injury are desired. The instruments can be used as an adjunct to or substitute for electrosurgery, lasers and steel scalpels in general, plastic, pediatric, gynecologic, urologic, thoracic, exposure to orthopedic structures (such as spine and joint space) and other open and endoscopic procedures
Lot codes and dates
  • 130 of 130 codes

    • N93923
    • N9392K
    • N93978
    • P9123A
    • P9129W
    • P91301
    • P91394
    • P9139N
    • P9144R
    • P9149J
    • P9148K
    • P9168K
    • P9173R
    • P9174K
    • P91795
    • P91C51
    • P91C83
    • P91D30
    • P91K68
    • P91L0H
    • P91K69
    • P91L0J
    • P91L1Y
    • P91L6E
    • P91L6J
    • P9396A
    • P9396C
    • P9399T
    • P93A1L
    • P93M0K
    • P93M0L
    • P93N01
    • P93M5Y
    • P93N5A
    • P93N3X
    • P93N3Y
    • P93P09
    • P93P26
    • P93P7H
    • P93R10
    • P93R4F
    • P93R4G
    • P93R56
    • P93R6V
    • P93T0X
    • P93T9L
    • P93T9M
    • P93U17
    • P93U91
    • P93V0V
    • P93V0W
    • P93V5T
    • P93V02
    • P93V03
    • P93X4E
    • P93X65
    • P93X85
    • P93X98
    • P93X9E
    • P93Y47
Amount recalled
146,326

This recall covers 2 products

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

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

The devices may have been assembled with an internal component that may cause continuous or inadvertent activation of the device.

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 25, 2019 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:49 PM UTC

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