Reported Jun 10, 2020 · Ongoing

Multifire Endo Hernia 0 12mm Stapler with 4.0mm Disposable Loading Unit , Part No. 174027 - Product Usage: has…

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?

  • Multifire Endo Hernia 0 12mm Stapler with 4.0mm Disposable Loading Unit , Part No. 174027 -
  • Product Usagehas application in endoscopic general surgery procedures for fixation of mesh in the repair of hernial defects and in other surgical specialties for approximation of tissue(s)
Lot codes and dates
  • Lots P9J0368Y P9J0369Y P9J0517Y P9K1300Y
Amount recalled
12,610 total

This recall covers 4 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 3 are below.

Why it was recalled

The product is recalled due to a manufacturing assembly error that may cause the staples to fail to properly advance within the staple cartridge when the instrument handle is compressed.

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

Data as of Sep 19, 6:11 PM UTC

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