FDAFebruary 21, 2024device
Situate Laparotomy Sponge, RF and X-ray Detectable, REF: L1818-04P01C-1
Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
The hazard
Packs including 5 laparotomy sponges may contain incorrect product with a blue loop, X-ray detectable feature, and ethylene oxide treatment; however, this incorrect product wasn't steam pre-treated prior to sterilization, and has no RF tag, which if non-sterile, may lead to infection, tissue trauma, and sepsis, and if in the scannable area, would lead a "CLEAR" display.
What to do
FDA enforcement status: Ongoing
Brands named
covidien
UPCs
2088452170095310884521700956
Recall history
Other federal recalls tied to the same brand — a factual pattern, straight from the source data.
- FDACovidien Mon-a-Therm General Purpose Temperature Probe REF: 900442026-04-23
- 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
Own something like this?
AllClear screens your whole list against every CPSC, FDA, USDA and NHTSA recall — and tells you the day a new one names something you own.
Start free — 200 items, no card →