FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Ethicon Endo-Surgery: ABSOLOK Extra Absorbable Ligating Clip cartridges, medium/large, code AP300. Ten cartridges are packaged per box.
- Recall number
- Z-0656-05
- Recalling firm
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery
- Product
- ABSOLOK Extra Absorbable Ligating Clip cartridges, medium/large, code AP300. Ten cartridges are packaged per box.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2005-02-28
- Posted
- 2005-03-25
- Terminated
- 2007-02-21
- Reason
- The product is being recalled because the possibility exists that the sterility of the ligating clips may have been compromised by a tear in the ABSOLOK Extra packaging.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- The recalling firm sent a letter, dated 2/28/05 to consignees.
- Quantity
- 15,462 boxes.
- Distribution
- The product was distributed throughout the United States and to foreign customers located in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Republic of Panama, Turkey, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Puerto Rico, Spain, Japan, China, Republic of Singapore, Argentina, Italy, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Sweden, Portugal, Slovenia, Poland, Hungary, and the United Arab Emirate.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot: SK2037, exp. date 07/08; SK2055, exp. date 07/08; SL2104, exp. date 07/08; SL2118, exp. date 07/08; SL2445, exp. date 07/08; SM2135, exp. date 07/08; SP2530, exp. date 07/08; SP2711, exp. date 07/08; TA2840, exp. date 01/09; TB2335, exp. date 01/09; TC7957, exp. date 01/09; TD2044, exp. date 01/09; TD2280, exp. date 01/09; TD2664, exp. date 01/09; TD2938, exp. date 01/09; TE7512, exp. date 01/09; TG7713, exp. date 01/09; TG7825, exp. date 01/09; TG7936, exp. date 01/09; TK2477, exp. date 07/09; TK7626, exp. date 07/09; TL2169, exp. date 07/09; TL7265, exp. date 07/09; TP7279, exp. date 07/09; UA2517, exp. date 01/10; UA2747, exp. date 01/10; UA2932, exp. date 01/10; and UA7902, exp. date 01/10.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K812323"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- FZP
- Firm FEI
- 1527736
- Firm city
- Cincinnati
- Firm state
- OH
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28