Recall Z-2768-2020— Covidien Llc
Class II · Ongoing
Class II FDA medical device recall by Covidien Llc, initiated 2020-06-26. It names one FDA 510(k) clearance: K180037. Product: Beacon EUS Access System Preloaded Access 90degree Needle sterile, single-use, endoscopic ultrasound device consisting of a sharp stylet and an 18.5-gauge, echo-enhanced, tip-shaped, nitinol cannula intended to pierce tissue and then act as an access channel to facilitate guidewire placement to locations of the gastrointestinal tract.. Reason: This voluntary recall is being conducted following three customer reports of the device cannula detaching during a procedure. In one case, the detached cannula was not retrieved during the procedure. Potential risks associated with a detached cannula include delay in treatment, biliary leak, pain and retained device fragments..
- Recalling firm
- Covidien Llc
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Ongoing
- Initiated
- 2020-06-26
- Firm location
- Mansfield, MA, United States
510(k) clearances named in this recall
1 on FDA's recordK-numbers as listed on FDA's Recall Enterprise System record for this event (openFDA device/recall k_numbers). The recall may also cover devices cleared under other submissions not named here.
Product description
Beacon EUS Access System Preloaded Access 90degree Needle sterile, single-use, endoscopic ultrasound device consisting of a sharp stylet and an 18.5-gauge, echo-enhanced, tip-shaped, nitinol cannula intended to pierce tissue and then act as an access channel to facilitate guidewire placement to locations of the gastrointestinal tract.
Reason for recall
This voluntary recall is being conducted following three customer reports of the device cannula detaching during a procedure. In one case, the detached cannula was not retrieved during the procedure. Potential risks associated with a detached cannula include delay in treatment, biliary leak, pain and retained device fragments.
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