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5mm ENDOPATH XCEL Bladeless Trocars with Stability Sleeve and 5mm… — recall 60873

Health Canada — Medical Devices · Canada · 2018-05-01 · Type III

As described by Health Canada — Medical Devices: 5mm ENDOPATH XCEL Bladeless Trocars with Stability Sleeve and 5mm ENDOPATH XCEL with OPTIVIEW Technology Universal Trocar Stability Sleeve (2018-03-26)

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Agency
Health Canada — Medical Devices
Recall identifier
60873
Date of alert
2018-05-01
Country / jurisdiction
Canada
Risk level
Type III
Risk type
recall
Product category
Medical devices
Product type
Medical devices
Reported risk: Recently, Ethicon has become aware of reports from customers related to difficulty removing the obturator from the 5mm ENDOPATH XCEL Trocars with OPTIVIEW technology. For that reason, a voluntary recall is being issued of specific products with expiration dates between September 2022 through January of 2023.
Primary source: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/5mm-endopath-xcel-bladeless-tr

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