—#184751

Product

Covidien TA Auto Suture Vascular Stapler with DST Series Technology 30mm-V 3. Intended for abdominal, gynecological, pediatric and thoracic surgical procedures for resection or transection of tissue. Item Number: TA30V3S

FDA product code: GDW — Staple, Implantable
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: General, Plastic Surgery
510(k) numbers: K111825
Affected lot / code info: Lot Numbers: P0B1142MY, P0C1515MY, P0E0634MY, P0E1353MY, P0C0492MY,P0D1454MYP0E1352MY,P0G0601Y, P0C0493MY UDI: 10884521043145, 20884521043142

Why it was recalled

May contain a damaged internal component which could impede staple deployment and result in incomplete staple formation and a non-functional staple line preventing adequate hemostasis, or leading to anastomotic leak, pneumothorax, tissue damage or other delayed secondary complications including infection, peritonitis, and sepsis

Root cause (FDA determination)

Process control

Action the firm took

Medtronic issued Urgent Medical Device Recall letter by letter delivered via Federal Express and/or certified mail beginning November 23, 2020. The letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: 1. Please immediately quarantine and discontinue use of affected item codes with associated lot numbers listed above. 2. Please return affected product as indicated below. All unused products from the affected item codes and associated lot numbers must be returned. 3. If you have distributed the Covidien TA" Auto Suture" Vascular Stapler and Loading Unit with DST Series" Technology listed above, please promptly forward the information from this letter to those recipients. 4. Complete the Recalled Product Return Form even if you do not have inventory We request that you contact Medtronic if you experienced a quality problem or adverse event. Email Medtronic Post Market Vigilance at: rs.assurancequality@medtronic.com If you have any questions regarding this communication, please contact your Medtronic representative or Customer Service at 800-962-9888, option 2.

Recalling firm

Firm: Covidien Llc
Address: 15 Hampshire St, Mansfield, Massachusetts 02048-1113

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Nationwide Foreign: Canada, Albania Armenia Australia Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia And Herzegovina Cyprus Czech Republic Egypt Estonia France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Japan Jordan Korea Kuwait Latvia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Lithuania Malaysia Martinique Morocco Myanmar, Netherlands Norway Pakistan Poland Russian Federation Serbia Singapore Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Turkey United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Viet Nam

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2020-11-23
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #184751. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.