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Event 74300

2 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
June 06, 2016
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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2 official enforcement rows

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device · product 1 of 2

Covidien Cytosponge Cell Collection Kit. Contains Cytosponge Cell Collection Device, Specimen Jar with preservative. Item code CYTO-KIT-R Gastroenterology: Cytosponge Cell Collection Device is indicated for use in the collection and retrieval of surface cells in the esophagus. Currently the device is only available for clinical studies.

Z-2122-2016
Recall number
Z-2122-2016
Initiated
June 06, 2016
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Covidien, LLC
Quantity
620 total units (260 US; 360 OUS)

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Medtronic is recalling all lots of the Covidien Cytosponge Cell Collection device after two reports of the device detaching from the removal string during withdrawal from the patient's esophagus.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

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Reason for recall

Medtronic is recalling all lots of the Covidien Cytosponge Cell Collection device after two reports of the device detaching from the removal string during withdrawal from the patient's esophagus.

Code information

Item Code: CYTO-KIT-R; Lot numbers: 3441120915, 3441102015

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution-US Distribution to TN, NC, IL, CA, MN, OR and NY; and countries of: United Kingdom and Iran.

device · product 2 of 2

Covidien Cytosponge Cell Collection Device. Item code CYTO-101-01. Gastroenterology: -.Cytosponge Cell Collection Device is indicated for use in the collection and retrieval of surface cells in the esophagus. This device is currently only being used in clinical studies.

Z-2123-2016
Recall number
Z-2123-2016
Initiated
June 06, 2016
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Covidien, LLC
Quantity
620 total units (260 US; 360 OUS)

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Medtronic is recalling all lots of the Covidien Cytosponge Cell Collection device after two reports of the device detaching from the removal string during withdrawal from the patient's esophagus.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Process control

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Medtronic is recalling all lots of the Covidien Cytosponge Cell Collection device after two reports of the device detaching from the removal string during withdrawal from the patient's esophagus.

Code information

Item Code: CYTO-101-01. Lot numbers: F2500566X, F2500628X, F2500202X, F2500351X.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution-US Distribution to TN, NC, IL, CA, MN, OR and NY; and countries of: United Kingdom and Iran.

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