FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

Adjustable Gastric Band, packaged alone in transparent PETG inner and outer blisters with Tyvek lids. Product Usage: Intended for use in surgical treatment of morbid obesity

Recall: Z-0151-2014 · Reported November 13, 2013

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0151-2014
Event ID
66465
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
November 13, 2013
Initiation Date
September 30, 2013
Classification Date
November 4, 2013
Termination Date
March 26, 2014
Address
4545 Creek Rd, N/A, Cincinnati, OH, 45242-2803, United States

Description

Adjustable Gastric Band, packaged alone in transparent PETG inner and outer blisters with Tyvek lids. Product Usage: Intended for use in surgical treatment of morbid obesity

Reason

During aging studies, the firm determined that the gastric belts were unable to pass the test requirements established for Force to Lock.

Code Info

The following product code and lot numbers were affected by this recall: Product Codes: BD2XV Lot Numbers: ZJMBB4, ZJMBN9, ZJNBBV, ZKDBM6, ZKDBM7, ZKFBDC, ZKGBDY, ZKHBBJ, ZKHBCR, ZKHBFG, ZKNBCK, ZKNBHC, ZLBBFK, ZLDBB8, ZLFBBC, ZLFBGG, ZLGBFV, ZLGBG5 , ZLJBCL, ZLMBBD, ZLMBYF, ZLNBCH, ZMBBGJ, ZMCBDL, ZMFBCT, ZMGBDF, ZMKBCG, ZNBBBB, and ZNCBBB.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution: USA (nationwide) including the states of: Alabama, Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alaska, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, Ohio, Tennessee, Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, Mississipp,i Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Nebraska, Oregon, Virginia, California, Idaho, Maryland, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Washington, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and West Virginia; and the countries of: Argentina, France, Malaysia, Spain, Australia, Georgia, Martinique, Sweden, Belgium, Germany, Mexico, Switzerland, Brazil, Greece, Netherland, Taiwan, Chile, Hungary, Panama, Tunisia, China, India, Philippines, United Arab Emirates, Czech Republic, Israel, Poland, United Kingdom, Egypt, Italy, Portugal, Venezuela, Estonia, Kenya, Russia, Finland, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia.

Quantity

Product Code: BD2XV - 1,248 units