Echelon Linear Cutter GLCR100BRecalls & reported problems
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC · Echelon Linear Cutter Reload 100mm BLUE · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Echelon Linear Cutter (5)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10705036027850), received between Dec 12, 2024 and May 5, 2025 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Failure to Fire” (1 report).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K223760); they may or may not involve this specific model.
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Failure to Fire1
- Failure to Form Staple1
Patient problems
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMay 5, 2025Failure to Fire; Failure to Fire
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE THE RELOAD HAD SOME STAPLES LEFT THAT DIDN¿T DEPLOY AFTER THE SURGEON USED IT IN THE PROXIMAL END. PATIENT WAS NOT HARMED, AND SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THEREFORE, THE CREATION OF A NEW COMPLAINT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21960392 ↗MalfunctionDec 12, 2024Failure to Form Staple; Failure to Form Staple
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A COLON PROCEDURE THE SURGEON SAID WHEN USING THE STAPLER, IT DID NOT CLIP PROPERLY. THEY ENDED UP DOING AN OSTOMY.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 20915514 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K223760. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0147-2026 · Sep 11, 2025 · Open, ClassifiedECHELON LINEAR Cutters Reload 80 mm Blue, intended for transection, resection, and/or creation of anastomoses, Product Number GLC80
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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