Covidien Llc: Medical Device Recall in 2020 - (Recall #: Z-2253-2020)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2020.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Multifire VersaTrack Auto Suture Hernia Stapler, 4.8mm, Part No. 174023 - Product Usage: has application in endoscopic general surgery procedures for fixation of mesh in the repair of hernial defects and in other surgical specialties for approximation of tissue(s).

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: May 12, 2020

Date Posted: June 10, 2020

Recall Number: Z-2253-2020

Event ID: 85689

Reason for Recall:

The product is recalled due to a manufacturing assembly error that may cause the staples to fail to properly advance within the staple cartridge when the instrument handle is compressed.

Status: Ongoing

Product Quantity: 12,610 total

Code Information:

Lots P9J1172Y P9K0452Y P9K0453Y P9K0454Y P9K1596Y P0B0996Y

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide distribution.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated