FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. The ENSEAL¿ G2 Tissue Sealers are indicated for bipolar coagulation and mechanical transection of tissue during laparoscopic and open procedures. Model Numbers: NSLG2C14 NSLG2C25 NSLG2C35 NSLG2C45 NSLG2514 NSLG2S25 NSLG2S35 NSLGS545

Recall: Z-0758-2013 · Reported February 6, 2013

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0758-2013
Event ID
64055
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
February 6, 2013
Initiation Date
November 6, 2012
Classification Date
January 31, 2013
Termination Date
April 11, 2014
Address
4545 Creek Rd, Cincinnati, OH, 45242-2803, United States

Description

Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. The ENSEAL¿ G2 Tissue Sealers are indicated for bipolar coagulation and mechanical transection of tissue during laparoscopic and open procedures. Model Numbers: NSLG2C14 NSLG2C25 NSLG2C35 NSLG2C45 NSLG2514 NSLG2S25 NSLG2S35 NSLGS545

Reason

Potential for self activation while the device is in use, which may result in unintended thermal damage.

Code Info

Product Code NSLG2C14, Lot # H44Y2P, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # J4AR58, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AT3V, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AW5A, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AX7D, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4C34A, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C448, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C449, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C85G, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4CF5Z, Exp. Date 9-2017 and Lot # J4CG31, Exp. Date 9-2017. Product Code NSLG2C25, Lot # H44Z6V, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # J4A16C, Exp. Date 12-2013, Lot # J4AT1P, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AR5L, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AU2K, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AV17, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW75, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW76, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AY0T, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4C09P, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C30A, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C34L, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C44N, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C928, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C92C, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C968, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CA4P, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CF0D, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CH3W, Exp. Date 9-2017, Lot # J4CJ5Y, Exp. Date 9-2017, Lot # J4CJ99, Exp. Date 9-2017 and Lot # J4CK1H, Exp. Date 9-2017. Product Code NSLG2C35, Lot # H44V7N, Exp. Date 10-2013, Lot # H44V7M, Exp. Date 10-2013, Lot # H44V7P, Exp. Date 10-2013, Lot # H44X9M, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44X9L, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44X9R, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44Z3R, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44Z4C, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44Z54, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # J4A085, Exp. Date 12-2013, Lot # J4A134, Exp. Date 12-2013, Lot # J4AN7K, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AN8E, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AN8D, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AP7W, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AR5P, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AT05, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AT9G, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AT9V, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AU2Z, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AV2R, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AV2V, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AV4P, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AV4Z, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW3F, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW3N, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW8P, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW8Y, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AX37, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AX5Z, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AX6E, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AX8T, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AX8U, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AZ3P, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4AZ3V, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4AZ4W, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4AZ51, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C11M, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C11H, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C15E, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C17G, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C174, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot #, J4C187, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C197, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C17Y, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C19M, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot #, J4C225, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C22H, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C358, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C35C, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C36T, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C427, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C42D, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C44P, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C51U, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C51W, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C56E, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C56A, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C56Z, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C56P, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C58J, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C58V, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C65M, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C66A, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C66L, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C758, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C768, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C85H, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C85W, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C906, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C96P, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4C96Z, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4C879, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4CA4X, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CA4Y, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CC01, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CC2G, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CC4J, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CD0C, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CE10, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CE16, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CF0J, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CF66, Exp. Date 9-2017, Lot # J4CJ0L, Exp. Date 9-2017, Lot # J4CJ5Z, Exp. Date 9-2017, Lot # J4CJ6J, Exp. Date 9-2017 and Lot # J4CK1K, Exp. Date 9-2017. Product Code NSLG2C45, Lot # H44W26, Exp. Date 10-2013, Lot # H44W25, Exp. Date 10-2013, Lot # H44W27, Exp. Date 10-2013, Lot # J4A19D, Exp. Date 12-2013, Lot # J4AR6G, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AU2R, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AV5U, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AZ53, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C042, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C122, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C18F, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C23J, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C270, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C32F, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C62J, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C62P, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C816, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C90E, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C90F, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C99K, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CA8M, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CD6Z, Exp. Date 8-2017, Lot # J4CJ73, Exp. Date 9-2017 and Lot # J4CK5E, Exp. Date 9-2017. Product Code NSLG2S14, Lot # H44Z5R, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # J4C312, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C639, Exp. Date 7-2017 and Lot # J4CG7Z, Exp. Date 9-2017. Product Code NSLG2S25, Lot # H44Z57, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # J4AU2W, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW4P, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW4N, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AX4W, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AZ5M, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C09V, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C18R, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C22J, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C27C, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C34E, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C34F, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C34K, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C37R, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C49E, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C49G, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C576, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C577, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C63W, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C67U, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C75N, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C75X, Exp. Date 7-2017 and Lot # J4C92G, Exp. Date 7-2017. Product Code NSLG2S35, Lot # H44Y6N, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44Y8A, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44Y8K, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44Z65, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # H44Z6J, Exp. Date 11-2013, Lot # J4A164, Exp. Date 12-2013, Lot # J4AR9C, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AT1U, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AT22, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AT4H, Exp. Date 4-2017, Lot # J4AU2X, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW31, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW36, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AW9D, Exp. Date, 5-2017, Lot # J4AW9H, Exp. Date, 5-2017, Lot # J4AX62, Exp. Date, 5-2017, Lot # J4AX8Y, Exp. Date, 5-2017, Lot # J4AX9F, Exp. Date, 5-2017, Lot # J4C100, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C109, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C15H, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C18W, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C209, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C20A, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C23K, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C27E, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C27H, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C32G, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C34M, Exp. Date, 6-2017, Lot # J4C435, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C43J, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C537, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C53G Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C53T, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C57N, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C57P, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C64N, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C64U, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C73T, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C73X, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C914, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C90W, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4C92Z, Exp. Date, 7-2017, Lot # J4CE93, Exp. Date, 8-2017 and Lot # J4CC02, Exp. Date, 8-2017. Product Code NSLG2S45, Lot # J4A12R, Exp. Date 12-2013, Lot # J4AV6G, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AV6T, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4AX9V, Exp. Date 5-2017, Lot # J4C15V, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C30V, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C37T, Exp. Date 6-2017, Lot # J4C67E, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C67J, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C67M, Exp. Date 7-2017, Lot # J4C74T, Exp. Date 7-2017 and Lot # J4CC9G, Exp. Date 8-2017.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - USA including the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, & WV. and the countries Arab Emirates, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, India, South Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Panama, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, Thailand, Turkey & Vietnam.

Quantity

58,338 Instruments