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FDA (Devices) recall action 81595

Covidien LLC recalled 3 products on 2018-12-26

The FDA (Devices) publishes a recall like this one as 3 separate product records. They share a firm, a date and a cause; this page is all of them in one place, so the scale of the action is visible rather than spread across 3 pages.

Products
3
Announced
2018-12-26
Critical
0
Units
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Why these products were recalled

The firm received consumer reports of the ceramic trocar tip of the Emprint ablation antenna disengaging from the needle shaft post-ablation. This can result in the tip remaining in the patient.

The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.

1–3 of 3

  • SevereFDA (Devices)··2018-12-26

    FDA Recalls Covidien Emprint Percutaneous Antenna Due to Tip Disengagement

    FDA is recalling specific lots of the Covidien Emprint Short Percutaneous Antenna because the ceramic trocar tip may disengage from the needle shaft during use, potentially remaining in the patient.

    Product
    Covidien Emprint Short Percutaneous Antenna with Thermosphere Technology, Material CA15L2 intended for use in percutaneous, laparoscopic, and intraoperative coagulation (ablation) of soft tissue, including partial or complete ablation of nonresectable liver tumors.
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  • SevereFDA (Devices)··2018-12-26

    FDA Recalls Covidien Emprint Percutaneous Antenna Due to Tip Disengagement

    FDA is recalling specific lots of the Covidien Emprint Long Percutaneous Antenna because the ceramic trocar tip may disengage from the needle shaft, potentially remaining in the patient.

    Product
    Covidien Emprint Long Percutaneous Antenna with Thermosphere Technology, Material CA30L2 intended for use in percutaneous, laparoscopic, and intraoperative coagulation (ablation) of soft tissue, including partial or complete ablation of nonresectable liver tumors.
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  • SevereFDA (Devices)··2018-12-26

    FDA Recalls Covidien Emprint Percutaneous Ablation Antenna Due to Tip Disengagement

    FDA is recalling the Covidien Emprint Standard Percutaneous Antenna because the ceramic trocar tip may disengage from the needle shaft, potentially remaining in the patient.

    Product
    Covidien Emprint Standard Percutaneous Antenna with Thermosphere Technology, CA20L2 intended for use in percutaneous, laparoscopic, and intraoperative coagulation (ablation) of soft tissue, including partial or complete ablation of nonresectable liver tumors.
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