Aesculap Implant Systems LLC: Medical Device Recall in 2018 - (Recall #: Z-1290-2018)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2018.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

DS Titanium Ligation Clip, used in laparoscopic surgery

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: January 22, 2018

Date Posted: April 11, 2018

Recall Number: Z-1290-2018

Event ID: 79530

Reason for Recall:

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.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 9621

Code Information:

DS Clips - Product Numbers PL450SU DS SINGLE FIRE LIG.CLIPS PL471SU DS SINGLE FIRE LIG.CLIP L W/LATCH PL453SU DS SINGLE FIRE LIG.CLIP SM PL475SU DS SINGLE FIRE LIG.CLIP XL W/LATCH PL459SU DS SINGLE FIRE LIG.CLIP M PL462SU DS SINGLE FIRE LIG.CLIP ML PL465SU DS SINGLE FIRE LIG.CLIP ML W/LATCH PL468SU DS SINGLE FIRE LIG.CLIP L (all clips going back 5 years)

Distribution Pattern:

US and Canada distribution

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated