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Event 73181

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
February 02, 2016
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Teleflex Medical

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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Auto Endo5 Hem-o-lok Automatic Clip Applier, Medium Large Polymer Clips, Rx Only, Sterile, REF 543965 Product Usage: The Weck Auto Endo5 hem-o-lok ML automatic endoscopic ligating clip appliers are indicated for use as delivery devices for Hem-o-lok ML non-absorbable polymer ligating clips. These appliers are designed for use with 5/5.5mm cannulas. Hem-o-lok Ligating Clips are intended for use in procedures involving ligation of vessels or tissue structures.

Z-0886-2016
Recall number
Z-0886-2016
Initiated
February 02, 2016
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Teleflex Medical
Quantity
543 ea.

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The clip in the applier may be missing a boss. A boss is the part of the clip that is used to hold the clip within the applier jaws prior to application.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Nonconforming Material/Component

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Reason for recall

The clip in the applier may be missing a boss. A boss is the part of the clip that is used to hold the clip within the applier jaws prior to application.

Code information

73J1500065, 73J1500066, 73J1500280, 73J1500440, 73J1500565, 73J1500566, 73K1500193

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution in the state of CA, MI, NC, PA, TX, VA, and the countries of Canada, Korea & Belgium

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