FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Covidien LLC: Monoject Insulin Safety Syringe 3/l0mL 29 X 1/2" Product ID: 8881511144 Indications for Use: Injection of U-1 00 insulin
- Recall number
- Z-1694-2012
- Recalling firm
- Covidien LLC
- Product
- Monoject Insulin Safety Syringe 3/l0mL 29 X 1/2" Product ID: 8881511144 Indications for Use: Injection of U-1 00 insulin
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2012-05-21
- Posted
- 2012-05-31
- Terminated
- 2013-06-10
- Reason
- Safety shield may separate from the syringe, exposing the needle, which could potentially result in a needle stick
- Root cause
- Equipment maintenance
- Action
- Covidien sent an Urgent Product Recall letter dated May 21, 2012, via Federal Express. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to immediately stop using any affected product. Distributors were requested to notify their customers. Customers were instructed to complete the Monoject Insulin Safety Syringe recalled product return form even if they have no product to return. The form should be faxed to 1-800-895-6140 or e-mailed to sdfeedback@covidien.com. Customer Service questions regarding the recall please use one of the following methods. Telephone:1-800-722-8772 option I (Weekdays, 8am to 6:30pm Eastern) e-mail:sdfeedback@covidien.com
- Quantity
- 952,000 syringes
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and the countries of Canada, Australia, Belgium, and Panama.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot Codes: 013816, 017007, 019113, 020608, 029905
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K922522"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- FMF
- Firm FEI
- 1282497
- Firm city
- Mansfield
- Firm state
- MA
- 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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