Device recall: Endopath Echelon Vascular White Reload for Advanced Placement Tip (35mm, 4 row); Product code VASECR35
Class I FDA enforcement event 96750. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Ongoing.
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Firm has received an increase in reports regarding inadvertent instrument lockout during surgical procedures involving the device. If lockout occurs, the device will momentarily activate but will not cut or staple tissue, and additional steps will be required to open it and remove it from tissue. If user is unable to remove the device from the tissue, potential harms to patient include surgical…
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc started this device recall on 22 Apr 2025. The firm address in the FDA record is in Blue Ash, OH. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 96750 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 28 May 2025. The record gives the status Ongoing.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
US distribution nationwide. OUS distribution to EMEA, LATAM, APAC, and Canada.
Recalling firm
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc, Blue Ash, OH.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1746-2025 | Endopath Echelon Vascular White Reload for Advanced Placement Tip (35mm, 4 row); Product code VASECR35 | 678,526 | Class I | Ongoing | 28 May 2025 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2025
- 945
- Share of these events in Class I
- 13%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 26
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-1746-2025The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 96750. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/96750/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
US distribution nationwide. OUS distribution to EMEA, LATAM, APAC, and Canada.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 96750?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
678,526
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2025 have the same class?
- 13% of the 945 device events that started in 2025 are in Class I.