FDANovember 16, 2023device
AbsorbaTack Absorbable Fixation Device 30 Violet Absorbable Tacks 5 mm- -intended for fixation of prosthetic material to soft tissue in minimally invasive and open surgical hernia repair procedures Model ABSTACK30
Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
The hazard
Packaging of the device may cause a low seal strength in the side seal of the foil pouch potentially resulting in a sterile/moisture barrier breach, compromising the product sterility
What to do
FDA enforcement status: Ongoing
Brands named
covidien lpcovidien
UPCs
20884523006527
Recall history
Other federal recalls tied to the same brand — a factual pattern, straight from the source data.
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- FDACovidien Mon-a-Therm general purpose temperature probe size: 9 Fr REF: 900502026-04-23
- FDACovidien Mon-a-Therm Esophageal Stethoscope with Temperature Sensor 400TM REF: 900422026-04-23
- FDACovidien EndoStitch" Polysorb Single Use Loading Unit; Product numbers: 170053 and 170071;2026-04-15
- FDACOVIDIEN Shiley Tracheostomy Tube Cuffed with Inner Cannula REF 6FEN UDI-DI code: 60884522007028 The devices are intended for use in providing tracheal access for airway management. Shiley Tracheostomy Tubes are double cannula tracheostomy tubes with reusable inner cannulae (LPC, FEN, CFS, CFN, L...2026-04-15
- FDAHealthCast "Vital Sync" Remote Patient Monitoring System which consists of: Product Number: VSLBASE03P / VITALSYNCSW03 Model / UDI-DI codes: Vital Sync 3.3.1 / 10884521844933 Vital Sync 3.4.0 / 10884521844940 Vital Sync 3.4.1 / 10884521847569 (OUS Only) Vital Sync 3.4.2 / 10884521856127 Product N...2026-01-30
- FDACovidien Signia" Small Diameter Curved Tip Intelligent Reload (45mm Vascular/Thin); CFN: SIGSDL45CTVT;2025-09-25
- FDACovidien Signia" Small Diameter Curved Tip Intelligent Reload (45mm Vascular/Thin); BOX LOBECTOMIA VATS 3D; CFN: BOX06170V4;2025-09-25
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