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Event 82244

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
February 15, 2019
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Covidien, PLC

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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Covidien Force TriVerse electrosurgical device 10 cord-Intended as electrosurgical energy to cut and/or coagulate tissue. Product Usage: Single-use device intended for use in open procedures (such as general, urologic, thoracic, plastic and reconstructive, gynecologic) and minimally invasive arthroscopic procedures where the surgeon desires monopolar radio-frequency electrosurgical energy to cut and/or coagulate tissue. The electrosurgical device is intended for use with conventional monopolar electrosurgical electrodes. Item Code: FT3000F

Z-1020-2019
Recall number
Z-1020-2019
Initiated
February 15, 2019
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Covidien, PLC
Quantity
850 units

App-derived interpretation

Sterility assurance reason.sterility_assurance · v1.0.0
sterile packaging to be compromised

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Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

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Reason for recall

Potential for the sterile packaging to be compromised

Code information

Lot Number: 80390309X UDI-Device Identifier (GTIN/UPN) 10884524000084/ 20884524000081

Distribution pattern

US Nationwide Distribution