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Covidien Endo GIA Ultra Universal 12 mm XL Stapler Handle recallZ-0821-2016 · Medtronic · initiated Dec 2, 2015

Class II Terminated All recalls posted in February 2016

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  2. If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Medtronic or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
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Why it was recalled

Staplers fail to fire or partially fire and reports of the instrument articulating lever disengaging during use

FDA root cause category: Process control

What the company is doing

Medtronic sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall letters dated December 2 2015 and an Updated Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated January 13, 2016, to affected customers, via Federal Express. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to discontinue use of the product and return all inventory to Medtronic (Covidien), 195 McDermott Road, North Haven, CT 06473. For questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact your Medtronic representative or Customer Service at (800) 882-5878.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-0821-2016
Recall class
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Dec 2, 2015
Posted by the FDA
Feb 18, 2016
Recalling firm
Medtronic
Quantity
327,797 units
Product code
GDW
FDA submissions
K111825
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, Albania, ALGERIA, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe.

Product description

Covidien Endo GIA Ultra Universal 12 mm XL Stapler Handle Ref: EGIAUXL Product Usage: The Endo GIA Ultra Universal Short, Endo GIA Ultra Universal and Endo GIA Ultra Universal XL staplers have applications in abdominal, gynecologic, pediatric and thoracic surgery for resection, transection and creation of anastomosis. It may be used for transection and resection of liver substance, hepatic vasculature and biliary structures. The Endo GIA Ultra Universal Short, Endo GIA Ultra Universal and Endo GIA Ultra Universal XL staplers when used with the Endo GIA curved tip single use reloads can be used to blunt dissect or separate target tissue from other tissue.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Lot numbers within each range are affected: Lot # starting with P3C through P5B0454X, P5B0468X, P5C0152X through P5E0450X.  Individual Lot Number: P5B0468X, P5E0523X, P5E0273X

Other devices under the same FDA submission

77 devices cleared under K111825 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 72749).

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