FDAJanuary 22, 2018device

DS Titanium Ligation Clip, used in laparoscopic surgery

Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

The hazard

Added a contraindication to IFU: Do not use the DS clips for living donor nephrectomies. Added other contraindications. A publication from 2017 recommended Aesculap DS Clips for kidney transplantation with living donors. The information from this publication was not approved or validated by the firm.

What to do

FDA enforcement status: Terminated

Brands named

aesculap implant systemsaesculapaesculap implant

Recall history

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