FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Covidien, LP: Covidien Signia Small Diameter Curved Tip Intelligent Reload 45 mm Vascular/Thin 8 mm - Long Item Code: SIGSDL45CTVT
- Recall number
- Z-1383-2021
- Recalling firm
- Covidien, LP
- Product
- Covidien Signia Small Diameter Curved Tip Intelligent Reload 45 mm Vascular/Thin 8 mm - Long Item Code: SIGSDL45CTVT
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2021-03-04
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2024-07-12
- 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.
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- Covidien/Medtronic issued Urgent Medical Device Recall via Federal Express and/or certified mail beginning March 4, 2021, 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 on Attachment A. 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 Signia" small diameter curved tip intelligent reload listed on Attachment A, 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. If you have any questions regarding this communication, please contact your Medtronic representative or Customer Service at 800-962-9888, option 2.
- Quantity
- 5928 units WW: 4212 US 1716 OUS
- Distribution
- 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.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot Numbers: N0A1038UY N0E0016UY N0F0616UY N0K0934UY N0B0493UY N0F0254UY N0F0817UY N0M0334UY N0C0436UY N0F0518UY N0G0388UY N9K1095UY N0D0731UY N0F0615UY N0J0859UY N9L0797UY UDI: 10884521741843 20884521741840
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K191070"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- GDW
- Firm FEI
- 1219930
- Firm city
- North Haven
- Firm state
- CT
- 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
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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