Date Initiated by Firm | September 13, 2017 |
Date Posted | February 16, 2018 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on June 28, 2019 |
Recall Number | Z-0636-2018 |
Recall Event ID |
79169 |
510(K)Number | K111825 |
Product Classification |
Staple, implantable - Product Code GDW
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Product | Endo GIA Auto Suture Universal Articulating Loading Unit for use in abdominal, gynecologic, pediatric and thoracic surgery for resection, transection and creation of anastomosis. |
Code Information |
N7F1058KX, N7F1121KX, N7F1056KX, N7F1057KX |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Covidien LLC 60 Middletown Ave North Haven CT 06473-3908
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For Additional Information Contact | Catherine T. Wrenn 203-492-5000 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Potential for failure of the device safety interlock. The safety interlock prevents an empty single-use loading unit from being fired a second time. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Under Investigation by firm |
Action | All consignees were notified via Federal Express or certified mail on September 13, 2017, and the letter informs customers of the potential for failure of the device safety interlock and the actions they should take. Customers are requested to acknowledge receipt and understanding of the Urgent Field Corrective Action Notice. All in control inventory and product returned from customers will be scrapped. |
Quantity in Commerce | 3,816 |
Distribution | Nationally |
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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