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Event 87179

1 recalled-product record grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
January 13, 2021
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Covidien Llc

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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device · product 1 of 1

Covidien Parietex hydrophilic anatomical mesh 15 cm x 10 cm polyester left - Product Usage: designed for the repair of inguinal hernias via laparoscopic or posterior open procedures Item Code: TECT1510AL

Z-1142-2021
Recall number
Z-1142-2021
Initiated
January 13, 2021
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Covidien Llc
Quantity
129 units WW

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
incorrect device is contained in the package. The packaging label indicates that the device is for left side use, the product inside the package is for right side use. Use of an opposite side mesh can result in implant failure and hernia recurrence

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

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Reason for recall

incorrect device is contained in the package. The packaging label indicates that the device is for left side use, the product inside the package is for right side use. Use of an opposite side mesh can result in implant failure and hernia recurrence

Code information

Lot Number: SUH0709M

Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the state of MA and the countries of France, French Guiana, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, United Kingdom.