Disposable Curved Circular Staplers Product Usage: Staplers have… — Class II medical device recall Z-0672-2018
Terminated recall by Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc, reported 2018-02-28. There is a potential for the devices to create staples that do not meet formed staple height specifications wh
| Recall number | Z-0672-2018 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc, Blue Ash, OH, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2017-10-23 |
| Classified | 2018-02-21 |
| Reported by FDA | 2018-02-28 |
| Terminated | 2019-07-18 |
| Countries outside the US | CN |
| Quantity | 148.913 |
Product
Disposable Curved Circular Staplers Product Usage: Staplers have application throughout the alimentary tract for end-to-end, end-to-side, and side-to-side anastomoses.
Reason for recall
There is a potential for the devices to create staples that do not meet formed staple height specifications which can result in malformed staples.
Machine access
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Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report via openFDA (CC0). Structured by Data Foundry (recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-26. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA. Not medical or legal advice.