Covidien Surgiwand" II Suction and Irrigation Device: Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories22 Product Number/CFN: 178083, 178093, 178094
- Recall Initiated
- March 5, 2021
- Recall Number
- Z-1411-2021
- Quantity
- 59,828 devices
- Firm Location
- Ponce, PR
Reason for Recall
Investigations related to customer complaints received for particulate matter inside of the Surgiwand" II device tubing components identified the root cause as a damaged Y-Connector component which connects the tubing to the device. This damage was determined to generate the particulate matter observed and is created during the assembly process for connecting the tubing component to the Y-Connector.
Distribution
Domestic: AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TX, UT, WA, WI, WV. Foreign: Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Bahamas, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad And Tobago, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Canary Islands, Cyprus, Denmark, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritius, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom.
Lot / Code Info
UDI-Device Identifier (GTIN/UPN): 10884523000887, 20884523000884 UDI-Device Identifier (GTIN/UPN): 10884523000900, 20884523000907 UDI-Device Identifier (GTIN/UPN): 10884523000917, 20884523000914
Root Cause
Process design
Action Taken
On 3/10/2021, Medtronic issued an Urgent Medical Device Recall notices to customers. All consignees were notified by letter delivered via Federal Express and/or certified mail. The letter informs customers of the recall of specific item codes and production lots of Covidien Surgiwand" II Suction and Irrigation Device following reports from customers of foreign particles in the device tubing.