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Medical device recalls 2018

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 numberZ-2427-2018
Product typeMedical device
ClassificationClass II
StatusTerminated
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmCovidien LLC, North Haven, CT, United States
Recall initiated2018-03-15
Classified2018-07-12
Reported by FDA2018-07-18
Terminated2019-12-11
Countries outside the USAT, AU, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, IE, IT, NL, NO, PL, SA
Quantity936
Reason classessterility
Lot numbers72550127X, 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

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-2427-2018. 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.