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Event 72687

2 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
November 06, 2015
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Cardica, Inc.

Dossier provenance

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  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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device · product 1 of 2

MicroCutter Xchange 30 Blue Cartridge, FG-025320; The MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Blue Cartridge and MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Blue Curved Tip Cartridge contain 316L stainless steel staples. The cartridges are used with the MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Stapler, which is a single patient device. When the MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Stapler is loaded with a MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Cartridge, two double rows of 316L stainless steel staples are delivered while simultaneously transecting tissue between the two, double staple rows. The MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Stapler and MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Cartridge are designed for introduction and use through a 5mm trocar cannula or larger. Intended for use in multiple open or minimally invasive surgical procedures for the transaction, resection, and /or creation of anastomoses in small and large intestine as well as the transection of the appendix.

Z-0482-2016
Recall number
Z-0482-2016
Initiated
November 06, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Cardica, Inc.
Quantity
568 boxes or 6816 cartridges

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Cardica, Inc. has received reports that use of the Blue Cartridges with the MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Stapler was associated with incomplete firing of staples, potentially resulting in an incomplete transection or anastomosis of tissue during the surgical procedure.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

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Reason for recall

Cardica, Inc. has received reports that use of the Blue Cartridges with the MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Stapler was associated with incomplete firing of staples, potentially resulting in an incomplete transection or anastomosis of tissue during the surgical procedure.

Code information

Lot numbers: 120416D 120521E 120606F 120613B 120621A 120910A 120926H 121005C 121022A 121031A 121119B 121217F 130131A 130207A 130213A 130220H 130227C 130307B 130320A 130328A 130426A 130508A 130516A 130619B 130613H 130716C 130815E 130822C 130911C 131003E 131113C 131125D 131212F 140109F 140115D 140127B 140204B 140226J 140304A 140310K 140317B 140325B 140430C 140507B 140604C 140610E 140617H 140624E 140707G 140710D 140715H 140804D 140819B 140828C 140916E 140922C 140926C 141008E 141016E 141103A 141106A 150415D 150625B 150813B 151006G

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution -- USA, distributed to the states of Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin ; and, to the countries of Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands and United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Qatar.

device · product 2 of 2

MicroCutter Xchange 30 Blue Curved Tip Cartridge. Model Number: FG-025321; The MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Blue Cartridge and MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Blue Curved Tip Cartridge contain 316L stainless steel staples. The cartridges are used with the MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Stapler, which is a single patient device. When the MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Stapler is loaded with a MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Cartridge, two double rows of 316L stainless steel staples are delivered while simultaneously transecting tissue between the two, double staple rows. The MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Stapler and MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Cartridge are designed for introduction and use through a 5mm trocar cannula or larger. The staple line length is 30 mm long. The Stapler can be loaded, fired, and reloaded with the MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Cartridge for up to the number deployments indicated on package label in a single surgical procedure. The Stapler can fire different sized staples, with the size of the staple indicated by the color of the MicroCutter XCHANGE Cartridges. Intended for use in multiple open or minimally invasive surgical procedures for the transaction, resection, and /or creation of anastomoses in small and large intestine as well as the transection of the appendix.

Z-0483-2016
Recall number
Z-0483-2016
Initiated
November 06, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Cardica, Inc.
Quantity
568 boxes or 6816 cartridges

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Cardica, Inc. has received reports that use of the Blue Cartridges with the MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Stapler was associated with incomplete firing of staples, potentially resulting in an incomplete transection or anastomosis of tissue during the surgical procedure.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Process design

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Cardica, Inc. has received reports that use of the Blue Cartridges with the MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 Stapler was associated with incomplete firing of staples, potentially resulting in an incomplete transection or anastomosis of tissue during the surgical procedure.

Code information

Lot numbers: 150309A 150527D 150603F 150617B 150820A 150902A 150909B 150924A.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution -- USA, distributed to the states of Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin ; and, to the countries of Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands and United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Qatar.