Device recall: Covidien Emprint Long Percutaneous Antenna with Thermosphere Technology, Material CA30L2 intended for use in…
Class II FDA enforcement event 81595. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Ongoing.
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
The firm received consumer reports of the ceramic trocar tip of the Emprint ablation antenna disengaging from the needle shaft post-ablation. This can result in the tip remaining in the patient.
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 15 Nov 2018. The firm address in the FDA record is in North Haven, CT. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 81595 has 3 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 26 Dec 2018. The record gives the status Ongoing.
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.
US Nationwide
Recalling firm
Covidien LLC, North Haven, CT.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
3 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0625-2019 | Covidien Emprint Long Percutaneous Antenna with Thermosphere Technology, Material CA30L2 intended for use in percutaneous, laparoscopic, and intraoperative coagulation (ablation) of soft tissue, including partial or complete ablation of nonresectable liver tumors. | Class II | Ongoing | 26 Dec 2018 | |
| Z-0626-2019 | Covidien Emprint Short Percutaneous Antenna with Thermosphere Technology, Material CA15L2 intended for use in percutaneous, laparoscopic, and intraoperative coagulation (ablation) of soft tissue, including partial or complete ablation of nonresectable liver tumors. | Class II | Ongoing | 26 Dec 2018 | |
| Z-0627-2019 | Covidien Emprint Standard Percutaneous Antenna with Thermosphere Technology, CA20L2 intended for use in percutaneous, laparoscopic, and intraoperative coagulation (ablation) of soft tissue, including partial or complete ablation of nonresectable liver tumors. | Class II | Ongoing | 26 Dec 2018 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2018
- 1,074
- Share of these events in Class II
- 92%
- Product records in this event
- 3Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 77
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0625-2019The 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 81595. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/81595/. 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 Nationwide
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2018 have the same class?
- 92% of the 1,074 device events that started in 2018 are in Class II.
- How many FDA recalls does Covidien LLC have?
- Covidien LLC is the recalling firm in 77 enforcement events on this register. This event is 1 of them.