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Event 68243

1 recalled-product record grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
May 08, 2014
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Covidien LLC

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

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Devon Supine, Lithotomy and Trendelenburg Positioning Kit; Product Code: 31151090 Product Usage: The device is intended to provide padding under the patient, and help maintain the position of an anesthetized patient during surgery.

Z-1997-2014
Recall number
Z-1997-2014
Initiated
May 08, 2014
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Covidien LLC
Quantity
264 devices

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Straps may separate from the foam pad.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

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Reason for recall

Straps may separate from the foam pad.

Code information

14085, 14086, 14092, 14095, 14101, 14106 *The original recall submission listed 14084 and 14094, these were reported by Covidien in error on the original submission.

Distribution pattern

US Nationwide Distribution in the states of NJ, CA, TX, IL, MO, PA, OH, IN, MI, MN, FL, IN, DC, PA, VA, MS, ME, NV, AR, KY, NY, KS, SC

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