Drug recall

Multifire Endo Hernia 0 12mm Stapler with 4.0mm Disposable Loading Unit, Part No. 174027 - Product Usage: has…

FDA recall event 85689 · Class II · Covidien Llc

Key facts

Event ID 85689
Recall numbers Z-2252-2020, Z-2253-2020, Z-2254-2020, Z-2255-2020
Recalling firm Covidien Llc
Product type Devices
Products Multifire Endo Hernia 0 12mm Stapler with 4.0mm Disposable Loading Unit , Part No. 174027 - Product Usage: has application in endoscopic general surgery procedures for fixation of mesh in the repair…, Multifire Endo Hernia 0 12mm Stapler with 4.8mm Disposable Loading Unit , Part No. 174025 - Product Usage: has application in endoscopic general surgery procedures for fixation of mesh in the repair…, Multifire VersaTrack Auto Suture Hernia Stapler, 4.0mm, Part No. 174021 - Product Usage: has application in endoscopic general surgery procedures for fixation of mesh in the repair of hernial defects…, Multifire VersaTrack Auto Suture Hernia Stapler, 4.8mm, Part No. 174023 - Product Usage: has application in endoscopic general surgery procedures for fixation of mesh in the repair of hernial defects…
Classification Class II
Status Ongoing
Voluntary or mandated Firm Initiated
Reason for recall The product is recalled due to a manufacturing assembly error that may cause the staples to fail to properly advance within the staple cartridge when the instrument handle is compressed.
Initiation date May 12, 2020
Report date Jun 10, 2020
City Mansfield
State MA
Country United States
FEI number 1282497

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  • 1–9 Products in this recall
  • 10–99 FDA inspections of this firm (FEI)

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