| | Class 2 Device Recall The ENSEAL G2 Tissue Sealers |  |
| Date Initiated by Firm | November 06, 2012 |
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| Date Posted | January 31, 2013 |
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| Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on April 11, 2014 |
| Recall Number | Z-0758-2013 |
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| Recall Event ID |
64055 |
| 510(K)Number | K112033 |
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| Product Classification |
Electrosurgical, cutting and coagulation accessories - Product Code GEI
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| Product | Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. The ENSEAL G2 Tissue Sealers are indicated for bipolar coagulation and mechanical transection of tissue during laparoscopic and open procedures.
Model Numbers:
NSLG2C14
NSLG2C25
NSLG2C35
NSLG2C45
NSLG2514
NSLG2S25
NSLG2S35
NSLGS545 |
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| Code Information |
Product Code NSLG2C14, Lot # H44Y2P, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # J4AR58, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AT3V, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AW5A, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AX7D, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4C34A, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C448, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C449, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C85G, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4CF5Z, Exp. Date 9-2017 and Lot # J4CG31, Exp. Date 9-2017. Product Code NSLG2C25, Lot # H44Z6V, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # J4A16C, Exp. Date 12-2013, Lot # J4AT1P, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AR5L, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AU2K, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AV17, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW75, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW76, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AY0T, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4C09P, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C30A, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C34L, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C44N, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C928, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C92C, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C968, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CA4P, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CF0D, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CH3W, Exp. Date 9-2017, Lot # J4CJ5Y, Exp. Date 9-2017, Lot # J4CJ99, Exp. Date 9-2017 and Lot # J4CK1H, Exp. Date 9-2017. Product Code NSLG2C35, Lot # H44V7N, Exp. Date 10-2013, Lot # H44V7M, Exp. Date 10-2013, Lot # H44V7P, Exp. Date 10-2013, Lot # H44X9M, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44X9L, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44X9R, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44Z3R, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44Z4C, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44Z54, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # J4A085, Exp. Date 12-2013, Lot # J4A134, Exp. Date 12-2013, Lot # J4AN7K, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AN8E, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AN8D, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AP7W, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AR5P, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AT05, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AT9G, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AT9V, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AU2Z, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AV2R, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AV2V, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AV4P, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AV4Z, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW3F, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW3N, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW8P, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW8Y, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AX37, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AX5Z, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AX6E, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AX8T, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AX8U, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AZ3P, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4AZ3V, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4AZ4W, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4AZ51, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C11M, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C11H, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C15E, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C17G, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C174, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot #, J4C187, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C197, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C17Y, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C19M, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot #, J4C225, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C22H, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C358, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C35C, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C36T, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C427, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C42D, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C44P, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C51U, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C51W, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C56E, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C56A, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C56Z, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C56P, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C58J, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C58V, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C65M, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C66A, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C66L, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C758, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C768, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C85H, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C85W, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C906, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C96P, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4C96Z, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4C879, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4CA4X, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CA4Y, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CC01, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CC2G, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CC4J, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CD0C, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CE10, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CE16, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CF0J, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CF66, Exp. Date 9-2017, Lot # J4CJ0L, Exp. Date 9-2017, Lot # J4CJ5Z, Exp. Date 9-2017, Lot # J4CJ6J, Exp. Date 9-2017 and Lot # J4CK1K, Exp. Date 9-2017. Product Code NSLG2C45, Lot # H44W26, Exp. Date 10-2013, Lot # H44W25, Exp. Date 10-2013, Lot # H44W27, Exp. Date 10-2013, Lot # J4A19D, Exp. Date 12-2013, Lot # J4AR6G, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AU2R, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AV5U, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AZ53, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C042, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C122, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C18F, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C23J, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C270, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C32F, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C62J, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C62P, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C816, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C90E, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C90F, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C99K, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CA8M, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CD6Z, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CJ73, Exp. Date 9-2017 and Lot # J4CK5E, Exp. Date 9-2017. Product Code NSLG2S14, Lot # H44Z5R, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # J4C312, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C639, Exp. Date 7-2017 and Lot # J4CG7Z, Exp. Date 9-2017. Product Code NSLG2S25, Lot # H44Z57, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # J4AU2W, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW4P, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW4N, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AX4W, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AZ5M, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C09V, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C18R, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C22J, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C27C, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C34E, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C34F, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C34K, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C37R, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C49E, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C49G, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C576, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C577, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C63W, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C67U, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C75N, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C75X, Exp. Date 7-2017 and Lot # J4C92G, Exp. Date 7-2017. Product Code NSLG2S35, Lot # H44Y6N, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44Y8A, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44Y8K, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44Z65, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44Z6J, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # J4A164, Exp. Date 12-2013, Lot # J4AR9C, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AT1U, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AT22, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AT4H, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AU2X, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW31, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW36, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW9D, Exp. Date, 5-2017, Lot # J4AW9H, Exp. Date, 5-2017, Lot # J4AX62, Exp. Date, 5-2017, Lot # J4AX8Y, Exp. Date, 5-2017, Lot # J4AX9F, Exp. Date, 5-2017, Lot # J4C100, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C109, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C15H, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C18W, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C209, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C20A, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C23K, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C27E, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C27H, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C32G, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C34M, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C435, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C43J, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C537, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C53G Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C53T, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C57N, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C57P, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C64N, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C64U, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C73T, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C73X, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C914, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C90W, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C92Z, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4CE93, Exp. Date, 8-2017 and Lot # J4CC02, Exp. Date, 8-2017. Product Code NSLG2S45, Lot # J4A12R, Exp. Date 12-2013, Lot # J4AV6G, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AV6T, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AX9V, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4C15V, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C30V, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C37T, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C67E, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C67J, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C67M, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C74T, Exp. Date 7-2017 and Lot # J4CC9G, Exp. Date 8-2017. |
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer |
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc
4545 Creek Rd
Cincinnati OH 45242-2803
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| For Additional Information Contact | Thomas A. Morris
513-337-3419 |
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Manufacturer Reason
for Recall | Potential for self activation while the device is in use, which may result in unintended thermal damage. |
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FDA Determined
Cause 2 | Process control |
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| Action | Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. sent a "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" letter dated November 28, 2012, to all affected customers. The letter identified the the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer.
The customers were instructed to:
1. Examine your inventory immediately to determine if you have affected product on hand and remove the affected product(s).
2. Complete the Business Reply Form and fax it to Stericycle at 1-877-787-0367 within 3 business days, even if you do not have affected product. Please reference Event 3436. If you have product to be returned, keep a copy of this form for your records.
3.To return affected product, photocopy your completed Business Reply Form, place it in the box with your product, and affix the pre-printed UPS shipping label to return to Stericycle. Note: Returned product will be credited.
Should you have any questions, please contact your local representative or call our Customer Support Center, 1-800-873-3636, Option 6. |
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| Quantity in Commerce | 58,338 Instruments |
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| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - USA including the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, & WV. and the countries Arab Emirates, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, India, South Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Panama, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, Thailand, Turkey & Vietnam. |
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| 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 = GEI
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