Events

Recall of Device Recall The ENSEAL G2 Tissue Sealers

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Ethicon Endo-Surgery 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
    64055
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0758-2013
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-11-06
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-01-31
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2014-04-11
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=115291
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Electrosurgical, cutting and coagulation accessories - Product Code GEI
  • Reason
    Potential for self activation while the device is in use, which may result in unintended thermal damage.
  • Action
    Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. sent a "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" letter dated November 28, 2012, to all affected customers. The letter identified the the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. The customers were instructed to: 1. Examine your inventory immediately to determine if you have affected product on hand and remove the affected product(s). 2. Complete the Business Reply Form and fax it to Stericycle at 1-877-787-0367 within 3 business days, even if you do not have affected product. Please reference Event 3436. If you have product to be returned, keep a copy of this form for your records. 3.To return affected product, photocopy your completed Business Reply Form, place it in the box with your product, and affix the pre-printed UPS shipping label to return to Stericycle. Note: Returned product will be credited. Should you have any questions, please contact your local representative or call our Customer Support Center, 1-800-873-3636, Option 6.

Device

Device Recall The ENSEAL G2 Tissue Sealers
  • Model / Serial
    Product Code NSLG2C14, Lot # H44Y2P, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # J4AR58, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AT3V, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AW5A, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AX7D, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4C34A, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C448, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C449, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C85G, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4CF5Z, Exp. Date 9-2017 and Lot # J4CG31, Exp. Date 9-2017.  Product Code NSLG2C25, Lot # H44Z6V, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # J4A16C, Exp. Date 12-2013, Lot # J4AT1P, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AR5L, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AU2K, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AV17, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW75, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW76, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AY0T, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4C09P, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C30A, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C34L, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C44N, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C928, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C92C, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C968, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CA4P, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CF0D, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CH3W, Exp. Date 9-2017, Lot # J4CJ5Y, Exp. Date 9-2017, Lot # J4CJ99, Exp. Date 9-2017 and Lot # J4CK1H, Exp. Date 9-2017.  Product Code NSLG2C35, Lot # H44V7N, Exp. Date 10-2013, Lot # H44V7M, Exp. Date 10-2013, Lot # H44V7P, Exp. Date 10-2013, Lot # H44X9M, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44X9L, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44X9R, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44Z3R, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44Z4C, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44Z54, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # J4A085, Exp. Date 12-2013, Lot # J4A134, Exp. Date 12-2013, Lot # J4AN7K, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AN8E, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AN8D, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AP7W, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AR5P, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AT05, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AT9G, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AT9V, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AU2Z, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AV2R, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AV2V, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AV4P, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AV4Z, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW3F, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW3N, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW8P, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW8Y, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AX37, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AX5Z, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AX6E, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AX8T, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AX8U, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AZ3P, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4AZ3V, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4AZ4W, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4AZ51, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C11M, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C11H, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C15E, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C17G, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C174, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot #, J4C187, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C197, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C17Y, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C19M, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot #, J4C225, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C22H, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C358, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C35C, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C36T, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C427, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C42D, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C44P, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C51U, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C51W, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C56E, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C56A, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C56Z, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C56P, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C58J, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C58V, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C65M, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C66A, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C66L, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C758, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C768, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C85H, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C85W, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C906, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C96P, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4C96Z, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4C879, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4CA4X, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CA4Y, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CC01, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CC2G, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CC4J, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CD0C, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CE10, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CE16, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CF0J, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CF66, Exp. Date 9-2017, Lot # J4CJ0L, Exp. Date 9-2017, Lot # J4CJ5Z, Exp. Date 9-2017, Lot # J4CJ6J, Exp. Date 9-2017 and Lot # J4CK1K, Exp. Date 9-2017.  Product Code NSLG2C45, Lot # H44W26, Exp. Date 10-2013, Lot # H44W25, Exp. Date 10-2013, Lot # H44W27, Exp. Date 10-2013, Lot # J4A19D, Exp. Date 12-2013, Lot # J4AR6G, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AU2R, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AV5U, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AZ53, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C042, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C122, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C18F, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C23J, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C270, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C32F, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C62J, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C62P, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C816, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C90E, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C90F, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C99K, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CA8M, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CD6Z, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CJ73, Exp. Date 9-2017 and Lot # J4CK5E, Exp. Date 9-2017.  Product Code NSLG2S14, Lot # H44Z5R, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # J4C312, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C639, Exp. Date 7-2017 and Lot # J4CG7Z, Exp. Date 9-2017.  Product Code NSLG2S25, Lot # H44Z57, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # J4AU2W, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW4P, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW4N, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AX4W, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AZ5M, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C09V, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C18R, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C22J, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C27C, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C34E, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C34F, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C34K, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C37R, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C49E, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C49G, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C576, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C577, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C63W, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C67U, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C75N, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C75X, Exp. Date 7-2017 and Lot # J4C92G, Exp. Date 7-2017.  Product Code NSLG2S35, Lot # H44Y6N, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44Y8A, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44Y8K, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44Z65, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44Z6J, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # J4A164, Exp. Date 12-2013, Lot # J4AR9C, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AT1U, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AT22, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AT4H, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AU2X, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW31, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW36, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW9D, Exp. Date, 5-2017, Lot # J4AW9H, Exp. Date, 5-2017, Lot # J4AX62, Exp. Date, 5-2017, Lot # J4AX8Y, Exp. Date, 5-2017, Lot # J4AX9F, Exp. Date, 5-2017, Lot # J4C100, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C109, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C15H, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C18W, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C209, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C20A, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C23K, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C27E, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C27H, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C32G, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C34M, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C435, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C43J, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C537, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C53G Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C53T, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C57N, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C57P, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C64N, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C64U, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C73T, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C73X, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C914, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C90W, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C92Z, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4CE93, Exp. Date, 8-2017 and Lot # J4CC02, Exp. Date, 8-2017.  Product Code NSLG2S45, Lot # J4A12R, Exp. Date 12-2013, Lot # J4AV6G, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AV6T, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AX9V, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4C15V, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C30V, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C37T, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C67E, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C67J, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C67M, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C74T, Exp. Date 7-2017 and Lot # J4CC9G, Exp. Date 8-2017.
  • Product Classification
    General and Plastic Surgery Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA including the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, & WV. and the countries Arab Emirates, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, India, South Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Panama, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, Thailand, Turkey & Vietnam.
  • Product Description
    Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. The ENSEAL¿ G2 Tissue Sealers are indicated for bipolar coagulation and mechanical transection of tissue during laparoscopic and open procedures. || Model Numbers: || NSLG2C14 || NSLG2C25 || NSLG2C35 || NSLG2C45 || NSLG2514 || NSLG2S25 || NSLG2S35 || NSLGS545
  • Manufacturer
    Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc

Manufacturer

Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc, 4545 Creek Rd, Cincinnati OH 45242-2803
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Johnson & Johnson
  • Source
    USFDA