Recall Register

Device recall: HALO Flex Energy Generators Manufactured by B RRX Medical (now Covidien) 540 Oakmead Parkway Sunnyvale, CA 95085. The…

Class II FDA enforcement event 62867. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Potential failure of HALO Energy Generator to enter "stand by" mode when initially powered on; and therefore can not be used for patient care.

Class II, in the words of FDA

a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote

Covidien LLC started this device recall on 3 Aug 2012. The firm address in the FDA record is in Sunnyvale, CA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 62867 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 26 Sep 2012. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 30 Sep 2013.

It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.

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Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and the countries of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India,…

Recalling firm

Covidien LLC, Sunnyvale, CA.

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.

FDA event 62867: product records
Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
Z-2379-2012HALO Flex Energy Generators Manufactured by B RRX Medical (now Covidien) 540 Oakmead Parkway Sunnyvale, CA 95085. The HALO Flex Energy Generator is indicated for use for the coagulation of soft tissue. The HALO Flex System is indicated for use in the coagulation of bleeding and non-bleeding sites in the…617 generatorsClass IITerminated26 Sep 2012

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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Device events that started in 2012
823
Share of these events in Class II
88%
Product records in this event
1Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register
77

Other events of the firm

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 62867. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/62867/. 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: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and the countries of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India,…
What quantity of product is in FDA event 62867?
The FDA record gives this quantity: 617 generators
How did the recall start?
The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2012 have the same class?
88% of the 823 device events that started in 2012 are in Class II.