Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc: Medical Device Recall in 2013 - (Recall #: Z-1772-2013)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2013.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Endopath Electrosurgery Probe Plus II, twelve (12) different devices, including hooks, spatulas, right angles, curved dissectors, suction/irrigation devices, accessory ports, pool/sump devices and stone retrieval cannula, packaged and sterilized individually in a transparent flexible blister sealed to a Tyvek lid. 6 flexible packages are placed into a sales unit carton, with 4 cartons per corrugated shipper. The Endopath Electrosurgery Probe Plus II system has application in minimally invasive procedures to facilitate tissue dissection, coagulation, irrigation, and fluid evacuation through a common trocar sleeve.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: April 8, 2013

Date Posted: July 31, 2013

Recall Number: Z-1772-2013

Event ID: 65504

Reason for Recall:

The firm is recalling the ENDOPATH Probe Plus II Shafts because the possibility that a tear in the Tyvek packaging may affect the sterility of the device.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 327,648 instruments

Code Information:

Product Code: EPS01, Exp. Date: 2015 09 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS02, Exp. Date: 2015 09 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS03, Exp. Date: 2015 09 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS04, Exp. Date: 2015 09 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS05, Exp. Date: 2015 09 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS06, Exp. Date: 2015 09 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS07, Exp. Date: 2015 09 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS08, Exp. Date: 2015 09 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS10, Exp. Date: 2013 04 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS11, Exp. Date: 2013 04 through 2018 03; Product Code: EPS12, Exp. Date: 2013 04 through 2018 03 & Product Code: EPS13, Exp. Date: 2013 04 through 2018 03.

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) including states of: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, lA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, Ml, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, & WY and countries of: Canada, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, & Venezuela.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated