Date Initiated by Firm | October 23, 2017 |
Create Date | February 21, 2018 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on July 18, 2019 |
Recall Number | Z-0672-2018 |
Recall Event ID |
79246 |
510(K)Number | K983536 |
Product Classification |
Staple, implantable - Product Code GDW
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Product | Disposable Curved Circular Staplers
Product Usage:
Staplers have application throughout the alimentary tract for end-to-end, end-to-side, and side-to-side anastomoses. |
Code Information |
CCS25, CCS29 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc 4545 Creek Rd Blue Ash OH 45242-2803
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For Additional Information Contact | 513-337-7000 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | There is a potential for the devices to create staples that do not meet formed staple height specifications which can result in malformed staples. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Under Investigation by firm |
Action | Ethicon Johnson & Johnson Affiliates in Asia Pacific will notify their impacted consignees by providing the customer letter through post, email or sales representative visits. The letter identified the affected product, problems and actions to be taken. |
Quantity in Commerce | 148.913 |
Distribution | China |
Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls. 2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall. 3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
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510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = GDW
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