Events

Recall of ENDOPATH ETS FLEX ARTICULATING LINEAR CUTTER

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL PRODUCTS A DIV. OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC..

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    59607
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2009-04-16
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    The mechanism which connects the articulation joint to the device shaft may be insufficient. this may cause the jaws of some of the affected endoscopic linear cutters to remain closed and clamped down on tissue.

Device

ENDOPATH ETS FLEX ARTICULATING LINEAR CUTTER
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: ATW45 (Lot serial: E4MH2L); Model Catalog: ATB45 (Lot serial: E4MH2L); Model Catalog: ATW45 (Lot serial: E4MH18); Model Catalog: ATB45 (Lot serial: E4MH18); Model Catalog: ATW45 (Lot serial: E4ML6J); Model Catalog: ATB45 (Lot serial: E4ML6J); Model Catalog: ATW45 (Lot serial: E4MG9M); Model Catalog: ATB45 (Lot serial: E4MG9M); Model Catalog: NAW45 (Lot serial: F4MX8C); Model Catalog: NAW45 (Lot serial: F4N799); Model Catalog: NAW45 (Lot serial: E4MJ3K); Model Catalog: LONG45A (Lot serial: E4MT4Y); Model Catalog: LONG45A (Lot serial: E4MP4A); Model Catalog: LONG45A (Lot serial: E4MM23)
  • Product Description
    ENDOPATH ENDOSCOPIC LINEAR CUTTERS
  • Manufacturer
    JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL PRODUCTS A DIV. OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC.

Manufacturer

JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL PRODUCTS A DIV. OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC.