FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Covidien LLC: Covidien Curity Sodium Chloride Dressing , 6 x 6-3/4 (15.2 cm x 17.1 cm), Sterile Item Code: 3339 Curity Sodium Chloride Dressing is indicated for use on exudating and/or infected wounds
- Recall number
- Z-1744-2017
- Recalling firm
- Covidien LLC
- Product
- Covidien Curity Sodium Chloride Dressing , 6 x 6-3/4 (15.2 cm x 17.1 cm), Sterile Item Code: 3339 Curity Sodium Chloride Dressing is indicated for use on exudating and/or infected wounds
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2017-03-03
- Posted
- 2017-03-27
- Terminated
- 2019-10-07
- Reason
- Product sterility is compromised due to breach of sterile barrier
- Root cause
- Packaging process control
- Action
- Medtronic/Covidien) initiated recall by letter on March 3, 2017 via Federal Express. The letter instructs customers to discontinue use of the product and return all inventory to Medtronic (Covidien), 195 McDermott Road, North Haven, CT 06473, Attention: Field Returns Department. Contact Medtronic representative or Customer Service at (800) 882-5878 For questions regarding this recall call 203-492-5000.
- Quantity
- 168824
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution. US (Nationwide), Internationally to Canada, Australia, Brunei, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, Singapore, Andorra, Belgium, Botswana, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Libya, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Namibia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Russian Federation, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovakia, South Africa, Switzerland, UAE, and United Kingdom.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot Number beginning with: 14, 15, 16 Expiration Date: From February 2017 through November 2019
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- NAD
- Firm FEI
- 1219930
- Firm city
- North Haven
- Firm state
- CT
- Firm country
- not on file
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- 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
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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