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Event 79801

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

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
March 26, 2018
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • 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

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

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Every recalled product in this event

5 official enforcement rows

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device · product 1 of 5

5mm Endopath Xcel with Optiview Technology, Bladeless Trocar with Stability Sleeve, 5mm, 100mm shaft length, 2B5LT

Z-1885-2018
Recall number
Z-1885-2018
Initiated
March 26, 2018
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc
Quantity
118352

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Use of the product with insufficient lubrication may prolong surgery due to trocar replacement. In addition, insufficient lubrication could result in a remote chance of introducing a minute particle if repeated insertions of the obturator or laparoscopic device damage the seal.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

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Reason for recall

Use of the product with insufficient lubrication may prolong surgery due to trocar replacement. In addition, insufficient lubrication could result in a remote chance of introducing a minute particle if repeated insertions of the obturator or laparoscopic device damage the seal.

Code information

Lots P4T58Y P4T59E P4T627 P4T665 P4T66C P4T716 P4T71L P4T780 P4T83K P4T844 P4T87R P4T88E P4T88G P4T88H P4T927 P4T942 P4T946 P4T94D P4TA19 P4TA3V P4TA4N P4TA4R P4TA9K P4TA9R P4TC2E P4TC2T P4TC67 P4TC6Z P4TD1M R4000W R40045 R4004G R4007H R4013R R40172 R4017C R4021R R4021U R4023D R40267 R4026E R4031V R4036K R4036V R40397 R4041C R4041J R4044A R4044K R4048E

Distribution pattern

Nationwide domestic distribution, including PR. International distribution to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Belgium, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Japan, and Argentina.

device · product 2 of 5

5mm Endopath Xcel with Optiview Technology, Bladeless Trocar with Stability Sleeve, 5mm, 75mm shaft length, 2B5ST

Z-1886-2018
Recall number
Z-1886-2018
Initiated
March 26, 2018
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc
Quantity
14873

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Use of the product with insufficient lubrication may prolong surgery due to trocar replacement. In addition, insufficient lubrication could result in a remote chance of introducing a minute particle if repeated insertions of the obturator or laparoscopic device damage the seal.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Process control

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Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Use of the product with insufficient lubrication may prolong surgery due to trocar replacement. In addition, insufficient lubrication could result in a remote chance of introducing a minute particle if repeated insertions of the obturator or laparoscopic device damage the seal.

Code information

Lots P4T745 P4T88Y P4T906 P4T91H P4TA60 P4TC8M P4TD0G P4TD2K R40015 R4011E R4025E R4035E R4042Z R4047X R4065E

Distribution pattern

Nationwide domestic distribution, including PR. International distribution to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Belgium, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Japan, and Argentina.

device · product 3 of 5

5mm Endopath Xcel with Optiview Technology, Bladeless Trocar with Stability Sleeve, 5mm, 150mm shaft length, 2B5XT

Z-1887-2018
Recall number
Z-1887-2018
Initiated
March 26, 2018
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc
Quantity
1500

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Use of the product with insufficient lubrication may prolong surgery due to trocar replacement. In addition, insufficient lubrication could result in a remote chance of introducing a minute particle if repeated insertions of the obturator or laparoscopic device damage the seal.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Process control

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Use of the product with insufficient lubrication may prolong surgery due to trocar replacement. In addition, insufficient lubrication could result in a remote chance of introducing a minute particle if repeated insertions of the obturator or laparoscopic device damage the seal.

Code information

Lots P4TD1E R4001U R4052P

Distribution pattern

Nationwide domestic distribution, including PR. International distribution to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Belgium, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Japan, and Argentina.

device · product 4 of 5

5mm Endopath Xcel with Optiview Technology, Universal Trocar with Stability Sleeve, 5mm, 100mm shaft length, 2CB5LT

Z-1888-2018
Recall number
Z-1888-2018
Initiated
March 26, 2018
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc
Quantity
95233

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Use of the product with insufficient lubrication may prolong surgery due to trocar replacement. In addition, insufficient lubrication could result in a remote chance of introducing a minute particle if repeated insertions of the obturator or laparoscopic device damage the seal.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Process control

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Use of the product with insufficient lubrication may prolong surgery due to trocar replacement. In addition, insufficient lubrication could result in a remote chance of introducing a minute particle if repeated insertions of the obturator or laparoscopic device damage the seal.

Code information

Lots P4T636 P4T63G P4T689 P4T708 P4T86Z P4T882 P4T89N P4T97L P4T994 P4TA0T P4TA17 P4TA55 P4TA70 P4TA7R P4TC53 P4TC7X P4TC87 P4TC8U P4TC93 P4TD1Y R4003L R40048 R4005Z R4010L R4012F R40142 R4020P R4021H R4027N R4042X R4045N R4046X R4054H

Distribution pattern

Nationwide domestic distribution, including PR. International distribution to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Belgium, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Japan, and Argentina.

device · product 5 of 5

5mm Endopath Xcel with Optiview Technology, Universal Trocar with Stability Sleeve, 5mm, 75mm shaft length, 2CB5ST

Z-1889-2018
Recall number
Z-1889-2018
Initiated
March 26, 2018
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc
Quantity
11074

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Use of the product with insufficient lubrication may prolong surgery due to trocar replacement. In addition, insufficient lubrication could result in a remote chance of introducing a minute particle if repeated insertions of the obturator or laparoscopic device damage the seal.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Process control

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Use of the product with insufficient lubrication may prolong surgery due to trocar replacement. In addition, insufficient lubrication could result in a remote chance of introducing a minute particle if repeated insertions of the obturator or laparoscopic device damage the seal.

Code information

Lots P4T686 P4T79A P4T99K P4TC30 P4TD2D R40191 R40223 R4045J R4054D R40642

Distribution pattern

Nationwide domestic distribution, including PR. International distribution to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Belgium, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Japan, and Argentina.