Hemorrhoidal Circular Stapler and Accessories 33mm recall
Hemorrhoidal Circular Stapler and Accessories 33mm Product Usage: The PROXIMATE HCS Hemorrhoidal Circular Staplers, (PPH01 and PPH03), and accessories…
Why was Hemorrhoidal Circular Stapler and Accessories 33mm recalled?
Ethicon Endo-Surgery initiated this voluntary global recall for specific production lots of PROXIMATE¿ PPH Hemorrhoidal Circular Stapler and Accessories 33mm (PPH01 and PPH03) and Transtar¿ Circular Stapler Procedure Set (STR10) due to difficulty firing the device which may result in incomplete firing stroke that may result in an incomplete staple formation.
What should I do if I have this product?
Review the official FDA enforcement record for current instructions.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official FDA record. Only products that match the listed product and lot, UPC or model codes are part of this recall.
Which lot codes, UPCs or models are affected?
PPH01: 68 lots; 19,030 pieces; Expiration date April 2016 -June 2017; PPH03: 494 lots; 144,963 pieces; Expiration date March 2016 - June 2017; STR10: 3 lots; 432 pieces; Expiration date Sept 2016 - Oct 2016
- Product
- Hemorrhoidal Circular Stapler and Accessories 33mm Product Usage: The PROXIMATE HCS Hemorrhoidal Circular Staplers, (PPH01 and PPH03), and accessories…
- Recalling firm
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc
- Quantity
- 157,881 devices
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) in the states of: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY and the countries of: ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BAHRAIN, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CYPRUS, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONG KONG, INDIA, INDONESIA, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LEBANON, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NEPAL, NICARAGUA, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, PUERTO RICO, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM, and YEMEN. There was one Canadian consignee and 43 U.S. Government consignees.
- Recall date
- October 24, 2012
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Agency
- FDA (device)