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Device product

Covidien Signia Grey Small Diameter Curved Tip Intelligent Reload 30 mm Vascular 8 mm - Short Item Code: SIGSDS30CTV

Z-1384-2021

March 04, 2021

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Covidien, LP
Event
Event 87475
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
11391 units WW: 5982 US 5409 OUS
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1384-2021

Official wording

Reason: Potential for the device safety interlock to fail. The safety interlock prevents an empty single-use reload from being erroneously fired a second time. If the safety interlock fails and the empty single-use reload is fired a second time, the stapler may cut tissue but no staples will deploy from the empty reload, potentially resulting in a failed anastomosis, bleeding, tissue trauma, and the potential need to convert to an open procedure.

Code information: Lot Numbers: N0A0191UY N0D0392UY N0F0406UY N0L0708UY N0B0657UY N0E0133UY N0G0907UY N9K0376UY N0C0349UY N0E0956UY N0J0746UY N9K1093UY N0C0492UY N0E1026UY N0K0248UY N9L0796UY N0C1008UY N0F0202UY N0K0803UY N9M0418UY N0D0283UY N0F0221UY N0L0307UY N9M0651UY UDI: 10884521741881 20884521741888

Distribution pattern: Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution and the countries of Austria, Belgium, Chile, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Potential for the device safety interlock to fail. The safety interlock prevents an empty single-use reload from being erroneously fired a second time. If the safety interlock fails and the empty single-use reload is fired a second time, the stapler may cut tissue but no staples will deploy from the empty reload, potentially resulting in a failed anastomosis, bleeding, tissue trauma, and the potential need to convert to an open procedure.