Recall StatusOpen, Classified
Date Initiated2023-01-25
Product Quantity264 US; 5056 OUS
Reason for Recall
Affected lots have the potential for a broken sled vane, which may cause the reload to misfire leading to non-functional staple line closure, transecting tissue without forming staples, and tissue hang-up. These conditions may be associated to a delay to treatment, unspecified infection, hemorrhage/blood loss/bleeding, failure to anastomose, peritonitis, sepsis, pneumothorax, tissue trauma, or death.
Firm Action
On January 25, 2023, the firm notified customers via Urgent Medical Device Recall letter.
Customers were asked to take the following immediate actions:
1. Identify and quarantined all unused affected product.
2. Return unused affected product to Medtronic using the Customer Confirmation Form.
3. Forward the information to all who need to be aware within your organization, or to any organization where the affected product was transferred.
There are no additional actions required for patients where a stapler in scope of this recall was used during a procedure. These patients should continue to be monitored in accordance with your medical facility s standard care protocols.
If you have any questions regarding this communication, please contact your Medtronic Representative Customer Service at 800-962-9888, option 2.
Root Cause
Process change control
Distribution Pattern
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the states of Arkansas, California,
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Washington and the countries of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Canary Islands, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Kuwait, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.
Related FDA 510(k) Records
Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.
Official Source
View FDA Recall →Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.