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Device product

Endo GIA 60 mm Articulating Vascular/Medium Loading Unit with Tri-Staple Technology, Item Code EGIA60AVM

Z-2506-2018

May 22, 2018

Class II

Product summary

Firm
COVIDIEN MEDTRONIC
Event
Event 80423
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class II
Quantity
Unavailable
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2506-2018

Official wording

Reason: Device may be missing a sled component. The sled component is responsible for staple deployment. This may result in failure to form a staple line when tissue is divided, leading to bleeding or leakage of luminal contents.

Code information: N7M0045KX, N7M0398KX, N8A0523KX, N8B0088KX, N7M0070KX, N8A0255KX & N8B0080KX

Distribution pattern: Nationwide U.S.A. Internationally to: Albania, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Martinique, Moldova, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Reunion, Romania, Russian federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates & United Kingdom

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Device may be missing a sled component. The sled component is responsible for staple deployment. This may result in failure to form a staple line when tissue is divided, leading to bleeding or leakage of luminal contents.