Class 2 Device Recall ENDOPATH XCEL" with OPTIVIEW" Technology trocar

• Date Initiated by Firm: September 27, 2010
• Create Date: June 26, 2015
• Recall Status: Terminated on January 25, 2012
• Recall Number: Z-0336-2011
• Recall Event ID: 56939
• 510(K)Number: K032676
• Product Classification: Laparoscope, general& plastic surgery - Product Code DRC
• Product: ENDOPATH¿ XCEL" with OPTIVIEW" Technology trocar; Product Codes: Product Code #: 03B11LP-Lot #'s: G4RW5U, G4RZ7L, G4T33Y & G4T58C. Product Code #: 03B11LPH- Lot #'s: G4RX8G, G4RZ3X & G4T03X. Product Code #: 03B11LT- Lot #'s: G4RH57, G4RH49, G4RJ9H, G4RK2U, G4RK90, G4RL5P, G4RM16, G4RM1F, G4RM7E,G4RN1E, G4RP3L, G4RT0T, G4RT9D, G4RV4M, G4RV4D, G4RW9Z, G4RX5R, G4RY23, G4RY7P, G4RZ6G, G4T093, G4T167, G4T22M, G4T27A, G4T27W, G4TC7V, G4TD1U, G4TE1P, G4TF0N, G4TF3J, G4TH07, G4TG6D, G4TH5L, G4TJ44, G4TK1J, G4TK6E, G4TL3A, G4TL95, G4TM49, G4TM88, G4TN2H, G4TN88, G4TP1R, G4TP4X, G4TP89,G4TR4X, ; G4TT3K, G4TT97, G4TU8J, G4TV4W, G4TW1C, G4TX0C & G4TX8Z. Product Code #: 03B11LTH-Lot #'s: G4RW20, G4T03Y, G4T26Y, G4T49F, G4T73A, G4TX0R & G4TX9D. Product Code # 03B12LP-Lot #'s: G4RV5F, G4RY26, G4T27X, G4T55H & G4T75Y. Product Code #: 03B12LPH-Lot #'s: G4RW5T, G4RZ3Y, G4T03Z, G4T32C & G4T49G. Product Code #: 03B12LT-Lot #'s: F4PX6F, F4PZ4D, F4PZ22, F4PY9K, F4PY9E, F4PZ6F, F4PZ9Z, F4R01X, F4R039, F4R00M, F4R09W, F4R10Z, F4R15N, F4R18K, F4R18E, F4R234, F4R255, F4R278, F4R256, F4R35D, F4R34N, F4R34L, F4R369, F4R393, F4R40J, F4R44A, F4R458, G4R601, G4R71Y, G4R71Z, G4R80H, G4R77Z, G4R77Y, G4R860, G4R87V, G4R920, G4R915, G4R962, G4R97Z, ; G4R84L, G4RA7D, G4RA8N, G4RC45, G4RC79, G4RC8D, G4RC98, G4RD2A, G4RC8E, G4RD24, G4RD4V, G4RE84, G4RG18, G4RG3T, G4RG83, G4RF0A, G4RH0C, G4RG31, G4RG32, G4RF8C, G4RJ08, G4RJ92, G4RJ9E, G4RK6L, G4RL02, G4RL1L, G4RL2E,G4RL8P, G4RL8Y, G4RM31, G4RM49, G4RN06, G4RN27, G4RN30, G4RN2K, G4RN5D, G4RN8F, G4RN7Z, G4RP1K, G4RR2N, G4RR3K, G4RT28, G4RT09, G4RT3G, G4RT3J,G4RU8H, G4RV1F, G4RV1G, G4RV89, G4RV8J, G4RW55, G4RW54, G4RX59, G4RZ15, G4RY7W, G4RY8V, G4RY8W, G4RZ29, G4RZ6W, G4RZ6V, G4RZ6H, G4RZ6U, G4T01U, G4T04J, G4T04H, G4T14X, G4T23R, G4T296, G4T34K, G4T36A, G4T34P, G4T41E, G4T44W, G4T46C, G4T45N, G4T50W, G4T529, G4T63Z, G4T66H, G4T64N, G4T66J, G4T750, G4T70Y, G4T711, ; G4T73J, G4T78T, G4T81R, G4T78U, G4T83Y, G4T93A, G4T87T, G4T95J, G4T90T, G4T89V, G4T94W, G4T941, G4T940, G4T976, G4TA1E, G4TA5W, G4TA7D, G4TA5X, G4TA9H,G4TA96, G4TC3Y, G4TC4Y, G4TC4X, G4TC80, G4TD3W, G4TD3G, G4TF02, G4TD8Z, G4TD9Z, G4TF8Z, G4TG0W, G4TG31, G4TG4H, G4TG6X, G4TH16, G4TH5M, G4TH79, G4TJ2A, G4TJ6U, G4TJ5W, G4TJ8Y, G4TJ9W, G4TK2F, G4TK86, G4TK9H, G4TL5Z, G4TL7R, G4TL9N, ; G4TM5T, G4TM3H, G4TM87, G4TP14, G4TR1F, G4TP7K, G4TR54, G4TR3A, G4TR7H, G4TR9M, G4TT0G, G4TT20, G4TT43, G4TT7R, G4TU1D, G4TU3J, G4TV22, G4TU89, G4TW0N, G4TV5V, G4TW3V, G4TW5U, G4TX16, G4TX2D, G4TX8R, G4TX7E & G4TY19. Product Code #: 03B12LTH- Lot #'s: G4RW31, G4RW2R, G4RZ48, G4T00F, G4T27C, G4T448, G4T56N, G4T549, G4T59L, G4T65G, G4T709, G4TE35, G4TF2E, G4TG03, G4TG73, G4TH21, G4TM00, ; G4TT3F, G4TU3P &G4TX0T. Product Code #: 03B12SRT- Lot #'s: G4RW52, G4RZ25, G4T05J, G4T465 & G4T76T. Product Code #: 04B12XT-Lot #'s: G4RU2U, G4RW8N, G4RV59, G4RW97, G4T19T, G4T79U, G4TA2A, G4TA7K, G4TD2C, G4TF0R, G4TJ1L, G4TM3X, G4TN8E, G4TR00, G4TT2W, G4TW4E, G4TW55 & G4TY7G. Product Code #'s: 03CB11LT-Lot #'s: G4RH8R, G4RK9Z, G4RL5R, G4RM8H, G4RN6Z, G4RT08, G4RV2F, G4RY0X, G4RZ5N, G4T12D, G4T20J, G4T31F, G4T444, G4T50E, G4TL5Y, G4TL8F, G4TU70 & G4TX6J. Product Code #: 03CB12LT-Lot Code #'s: F4R421, G4R93M, G4R989, G4RA4E, G4RA7Z, G4RA8M, G4RC4N, G4RD94, G4RG1F, G4RG4X, G4RG91, G4RH7X, G4RJ9A, G4RN3R, G4RR4T, G4RT8H, G4RU3C, G4RU6V, G4RV2U, G4RW9J, G4RY1R, G4RY6L, G4RZ68, G4T092, G4T14D, G4T229, G4T243, G4T26W, G4T31T, G4T32W, G4T37M, G4T37N, G4T410, G4T449, G4T45Z, G4T47R, G4T48G, G4T551, G4T71V, G4T74Z, G4T81K, G4T83U, G4T894, G4T92T, G4T98R, G4TA4Z, G4TA9X, G4TC2L, G4TC6L, G4TD1E, G4TD68, G4TE07, G4TE9W, G4TF2M, G4TG16, G4TG61, G4TG8P, G4TH58, G4TJ2G, G4TJ99, G4TK3H, G4TK1H, G4TL76, G4TM3D, G4TM5W, G4TN2E, G4TN81, G4TP0V, G4TP9D, G4TR4W, G4TR77, G4TU0L, G4TU86, G4TV4F, G4TV9F, G4TW9U & G4TX7P. Product Code #: 02D11LT- Lot Code #'s: G4RR2U, G4RR34, G4RT5N, G4RT47, G4RT53, G4RU05, G4RX11, G4RX7V, G4RZ28, G4RZ4M, G4T06C, G4T09H, G4T171, G4T18U, G4T28K, G4T38Y, G4T46L, G4T51N, G4T55T, G4T590, G4
• Code Information: Product Codes: Product Code #: 03B11LP-Lot #'s: G4RW5U, G4RZ7L, G4T33Y & G4T58C. Product Code #: 03B11LPH- Lot #'s: G4RX8G, G4RZ3X & G4T03X. Product Code #: 03B11LT- Lot #'s: G4RH57, G4RH49, G4RJ9H, G4RK2U, G4RK90, G4RL5P, G4RM16, G4RM1F, G4RM7E,G4RN1E, G4RP3L, G4RT0T, G4RT9D, G4RV4M, G4RV4D, G4RW9Z, G4RX5R, G4RY23, G4RY7P, G4RZ6G, G4T093, G4T167, G4T22M, G4T27A, G4T27W, G4TC7V, G4TD1U, G4TE1P, G4TF0N, G4TF3J, G4TH07, G4TG6D, G4TH5L, G4TJ44, G4TK1J, G4TK6E, G4TL3A, G4TL95, G4TM49, G4TM88, G4TN2H, G4TN88, G4TP1R, G4TP4X, G4TP89,G4TR4X, G4TT3K, G4TT97, G4TU8J, G4TV4W, G4TW1C, G4TX0C & G4TX8Z. Product Code #: 03B11LTH-Lot #'s: G4RW20, G4T03Y, G4T26Y, G4T49F, G4T73A, G4TX0R & G4TX9D. Product Code # 03B12LP-Lot #'s: G4RV5F, G4RY26, G4T27X, G4T55H & G4T75Y. Product Code #: 03B12LPH-Lot #'s: G4RW5T, G4RZ3Y, G4T03Z, G4T32C & G4T49G. Product Code #: 03B12LT-Lot #'s: F4PX6F, F4PZ4D, F4PZ22, F4PY9K, F4PY9E, F4PZ6F, F4PZ9Z, F4R01X, F4R039, F4R00M, F4R09W, F4R10Z, F4R15N, F4R18K, F4R18E, F4R234, F4R255, F4R278, F4R256, F4R35D, F4R34N, F4R34L, F4R369, F4R393, F4R40J, F4R44A, F4R458, G4R601, G4R71Y, G4R71Z, G4R80H, G4R77Z, G4R77Y, G4R860, G4R87V, G4R920, G4R915, G4R962, G4R97Z, G4R84L, G4RA7D, G4RA8N, G4RC45, G4RC79, G4RC8D, G4RC98, G4RD2A, G4RC8E, G4RD24, G4RD4V, G4RE84, G4RG18, G4RG3T, G4RG83, G4RF0A, G4RH0C, G4RG31, G4RG32, G4RF8C, G4RJ08, G4RJ92, G4RJ9E, G4RK6L, G4RL02, G4RL1L, G4RL2E,G4RL8P, G4RL8Y, G4RM31, G4RM49, G4RN06, G4RN27, G4RN30, G4RN2K, G4RN5D, G4RN8F, G4RN7Z, G4RP1K, G4RR2N, G4RR3K, G4RT28, G4RT09, G4RT3G, G4RT3J,G4RU8H, G4RV1F, G4RV1G, G4RV89, G4RV8J, G4RW55, G4RW54, G4RX59, G4RZ15, G4RY7W, G4RY8V, G4RY8W, G4RZ29, G4RZ6W, G4RZ6V, G4RZ6H, G4RZ6U, G4T01U, G4T04J, G4T04H, G4T14X, G4T23R, G4T296, G4T34K, G4T36A, G4T34P, G4T41E, G4T44W, G4T46C, G4T45N, G4T50W, G4T529, G4T63Z, G4T66H, G4T64N, G4T66J, G4T750, G4T70Y, G4T711, G4T73J, G4T78T, G4T81R, G4T78U, G4T83Y, G4T93A, G4T87T, G4T95J, G4T90T, G4T89V, G4T94W, G4T941, G4T940, G4T976, G4TA1E, G4TA5W, G4TA7D, G4TA5X, G4TA9H,G4TA96, G4TC3Y, G4TC4Y, G4TC4X, G4TC80, G4TD3W, G4TD3G, G4TF02, G4TD8Z, G4TD9Z, G4TF8Z, G4TG0W, G4TG31, G4TG4H, G4TG6X, G4TH16, G4TH5M, G4TH79, G4TJ2A, G4TJ6U, G4TJ5W, G4TJ8Y, G4TJ9W, G4TK2F, G4TK86, G4TK9H, G4TL5Z, G4TL7R, G4TL9N, G4TM5T, G4TM3H, G4TM87, G4TP14, G4TR1F, G4TP7K, G4TR54, G4TR3A, G4TR7H, G4TR9M, G4TT0G, G4TT20, G4TT43, G4TT7R, G4TU1D, G4TU3J, G4TV22, G4TU89, G4TW0N, G4TV5V, G4TW3V, G4TW5U, G4TX16, G4TX2D, G4TX8R, G4TX7E & G4TY19. Product Code #: 03B12LTH- Lot #'s: G4RW31, G4RW2R, G4RZ48, G4T00F, G4T27C, G4T448, G4T56N, G4T549, G4T59L, G4T65G, G4T709, G4TE35, G4TF2E, G4TG03, G4TG73, G4TH21, G4TM00, G4TT3F, G4TU3P &G4TX0T. Product Code #: 03B12SRT- Lot #'s: G4RW52, G4RZ25, G4T05J, G4T465 & G4T76T. Product Code #: 04B12XT-Lot #'s: G4RU2U, G4RW8N, G4RV59, G4RW97, G4T19T, G4T79U, G4TA2A, G4TA7K, G4TD2C, G4TF0R, G4TJ1L, G4TM3X, G4TN8E, G4TR00, G4TT2W, G4TW4E, G4TW55 & G4TY7G. Product Code #'s: 03CB11LT-Lot #'s: G4RH8R, G4RK9Z, G4RL5R, G4RM8H, G4RN6Z, G4RT08, G4RV2F, G4RY0X, G4RZ5N, G4T12D, G4T20J, G4T31F, G4T444, G4T50E, G4TL5Y, G4TL8F, G4TU70 & G4TX6J. Product Code #: 03CB12LT-Lot Code #'s: F4R421, G4R93M, G4R989, G4RA4E, G4RA7Z, G4RA8M, G4RC4N, G4RD94, G4RG1F, G4RG4X, G4RG91, G4RH7X, G4RJ9A, G4RN3R, G4RR4T, G4RT8H, G4RU3C, G4RU6V, G4RV2U, G4RW9J, G4RY1R, G4RY6L, G4RZ68, G4T092, G4T14D, G4T229, G4T243, G4T26W, G4T31T, G4T32W, G4T37M, G4T37N, G4T410, G4T449, G4T45Z, G4T47R, G4T48G, G4T551, G4T71V, G4T74Z, G4T81K, G4T83U, G4T894, G4T92T, G4T98R, G4TA4Z, G4TA9X, G4TC2L, G4TC6L, G4TD1E, G4TD68, G4TE07, G4TE9W, G4TF2M, G4TG16, G4TG61, G4TG8P, G4TH58, G4TJ2G, G4TJ99, G4TK3H, G4TK1H, G4TL76, G4TM3D, G4TM5W, G4TN2E, G4TN81, G4TP0V, G4TP9D, G4TR4W, G4TR77, G4TU0L, G4TU86, G4TV4F, G4TV9F, G4TW9U & G4TX7P. Product Code #: 02D11LT- Lot Code #'s: G4RR2U, G4RR34, G4RT5N, G4RT47, G4RT53, G4RU05, G4RX11, G4RX7V, G4RZ28, G4RZ4M, G4T06C, G4T09H, G4T171, G4T18U, G4T28K, G4T38Y, G4T46L, G4T51N, G4T55T, G4T590, G4T685, G4T77N, G4T98T, G4TA2X, G4TA8U, G4TC16, G4TC5A, G4TC98, G4TD6X, G4TE68, G4TF7D, G4TF9Z, G4TG33, G4TH1A, G4TH45, G4TJ4N, G4TK2N,G4TL1T, G4TL99, G4TM89, G4TN9M, G4TP3D, G4TR6J, G4TV2G, G4TW3Y & G4TX4Y. Product Code #: 02D12LT-Lot Code #'s: G4RM9L, G4RN11, G4RP5H, G4RP69, G4RP6Y, G4RP9Y, G4RR1Z, G4RR2C, G4RR84, G4RR78, G4RU23, G4RV9U, G4RW0P, G4RX2X, G4RY40, G4RY4U, G4RZ7M, G4T07A, G4T11T, G4T15Z, G4T28W, G4T301, G4T32A, G4T364, G4T401, G4T46Y, G4T522, G4T57U, G4T691, G4T733, G4T81X, G4TA8V, G4TC26, G4TC5D, G4TD3H, G4TD4X, G4TD4H, G4TF1K, G4TF8N, G4TG0X, G4TG4C, G4TH27, G4TJ4U, G4TJ6J, G4TJ8W, G4TK50, G4TK32, G4TK8N, G4TR20, G4TR7T, G4TT7T, G4TT7U, G4TU13, G4TU6N,G4TV2Z, G4TW85 & G4TY0C. Product Code #: 03D12XT-Lot Code #'s: G4RW15, G4RY5J, G4T204, G4T76K, G4TG5C, G4TM47, G4TR7U & G4TV5Y. Product Code #: 03H12LP-Lot Code #'s: F4R042, F4R041, F4R089, F4R097, F4R10H, F4R11U, F4R130, F4R16U, F4R21A, F4R23E, F4R24D, F4R265, F4R25J, F4R33T, F4R38J, F4R36A, F4R408, F4R41Y, G4R74D, G4R77D, G4R83C, G4R95U, G4RA71, G4RC1D, G4RC6L, G4RD09, G4RE99, G4RH13, G4RJ2C, G4RK7E, G4RL15, G4RL3E, G4RP31, G4RP32, G4RP33, G4RM9W, G4RN6G, G4RN9F, G4RR9U, G4RT87, G4RV03, G4RV0R, G4RV1D, G4RW64, G4RX45, G4RY5Y, G4RZ4U, G4T00H, G4T08G, G4T127, G4T19V, G4T19W, G4T29C, G4T37L, G4T40E, G4T50C, G4T49H, G4T52R, G4T52P, G4T70D, G4T65L, G4T749, G4T73F, G4T808, G4T76J, G4T83T, G4T83A, G4T95M, G4T99R, G4TA1Y, G4TA9R, G4TC2M, G4TD1A, G4TD1H, G4TD2N, G4TF29, G4TF6J, G4TF7C, G4TG97, G4TJ04, G4TJ3J, G4TJ5R, G4TK0T, G4TL0M, G4TL4H, G4TL81, G4TM3J, G4TN10, G4TP2P, G4TR12, G4TR24, G4TR69, G4TT9D, G4TU2D,G4TV5H, G4TV3F, G4TW79, G4TX6F & G4TY05. Product Code #: 03K11LT-Lot Code #'s: G4RX8T, G4RX1V, G4T046, G4T24D & G4TV8K. Product Code #: 03K12LT- Lot Code #'s: G4RW4G, G4RZ49, G4T021, G4T047, G4T24E, G4T69Z, G4T726, G4T823, G4TE0Z, G4TF41, G4TG39, G4TG8J, G4TT2V, G4TV9N, G4TW76 & G4TX7R. Product Code #: 03NSB12LT-Lot Code #'s: G4T43Z, G4T55F, G4T66A, G4T795, G4T853, G4T97F, G4TC0X, G4TC6F, G4TE4Y, G4TF5H, G4TG1P, G4TH10, G4TH7N, G4TJ81, G4TK3Y, G4TL3L, G4TM3A, G4TP5T, G4TR3V, G4TR8P, G4TT64, G4TU7F, G4TV0M, G4TW2K & G4TX4G. Product Code #: 03NSB12XT- Lot Code #'s:G4TV42, G4TY3Z.
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc; 4545 Creek Rd; Cincinnati OH 45242-2803
• For Additional Information Contact: Thomas A. Morris; 513-337-3419
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: This recall has been initiated because Ethicon Endo-Surgery is aware of an increase in reports of leaking in the ENDOPATH¿ XCEL" with OPTIVIEW" Technology trocar, which potentially can lead to loss of pneumoperitoneum during a surgical procedure. Pneumoperitoneum leaks may lead to conversion from laparoscopic to open surgery.
• FDA Determined Cause: Device Design
• Action: Ethicon Endo-Surgery sent an URGENT: DEVICE RECALL EVENT 2244 letter, dated October 8, 2010. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. The customers were instructed to stop using the product, examine all inventory to determine if they had the affected product on hand, and remove the affected products from inventory. Ethicon Endo-Surgery requested that each customer complete the Business Reply Form and fax it back to Stericycle at (877) 272-6141 with in 3 business days and also return any affected product to Stericycle. For question regarding this recall call (877) 598-5706 and reference 2244.
• Quantity in Commerce: 671 lots totalling 2,479,134 instruments
• Distribution: Worldwide distribution: USA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM,BRAZIL,CANADA,CHILE,CHINA,COLOMBIA,COSTA RICA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC,ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONG KONG, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF, LEBANON, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, NICARAGUA, PANAMA SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES URUGUAY, and VENEZUELA.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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• 510(K) Database: 510(K)s with Product Code = DRC and Original Applicant = ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.