Covidien Cytosponge Cell Collection Kit — Class II medical device recall Z-2122-2016
Terminated recall by Covidien, LLC, reported 2016-07-13, distributed in CA, IL, MN, NC, NY, OR, TN. Medtronic is recalling all lots of the Covidien Cytosponge Cell Collection device after two reports of the dev
| Recall number | Z-2122-2016 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Covidien, LLC, Sunnyvale, CA, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2016-06-06 |
| Classified | 2016-07-05 |
| Reported by FDA | 2016-07-13 |
| Terminated | 2017-10-18 |
| Distributed | CA, IL, MN, NC, NY, OR, TN |
| Countries outside the US | GB, IR |
| Reason classes | device malfunction |
| Lot numbers | 3441102015, 3441120915 |
Product
Covidien Cytosponge Cell Collection Kit. Contains Cytosponge Cell Collection Device, Specimen Jar with preservative. Item code CYTO-KIT-R Gastroenterology: Cytosponge Cell Collection Device is indicated for use in the collection and retrieval of surface cells in the esophagus. Currently the device is only available for clinical studies.
Reason for recall
Medtronic is recalling all lots of the Covidien Cytosponge Cell Collection device after two reports of the device detaching from the removal string during withdrawal from the patient's esophagus.
Machine access
This record, with every extracted code, the verbatim FDA record and provenance, is available from the recall API: GET https://api.data.aroqon.com/v1/recalls/Z-2122-2016. Look up any UPC, UDI, NDC or lot with /v1/recalls/lookup?code=…. API docs · free and paid keys.
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.