LigaSure" Exact Dissector Nano Coated 20 — Class II medical device recall Z-2427-2018
Terminated recall by Covidien LLC, reported 2018-07-18. Devices were found with a sterile breach (puncture) in the pouch from a sort of 8,064 packaged devices.
| Recall number | Z-2427-2018 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Covidien LLC, North Haven, CT, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2018-03-15 |
| Classified | 2018-07-12 |
| Reported by FDA | 2018-07-18 |
| Terminated | 2019-12-11 |
| Countries outside the US | AT, AU, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, IE, IT, NL, NO, PL, SA |
| Quantity | 936 |
| Reason classes | sterility |
| Lot numbers | 72550127X, 72770140X, 72770141X, 73000048X |
Product
LigaSure" Exact Dissector Nano Coated 20.6mm-21cm Product Usage: A bipolar electrosurgical instrument intended for use in open surgical procedures where ligation and division of vessels, tissue bundles, and lymphatics is desired.
Reason for recall
Devices were found with a sterile breach (puncture) in the pouch from a sort of 8,064 packaged devices.
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.