Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc: Medical Device Recall in 2019 - (Recall #: Z-0656-2020)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2019.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Ligamax 5 mm Endoscopic Multiple Clip Applier

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: November 7, 2019

Date Posted: December 18, 2019

Recall Number: Z-0656-2020

Event ID: 84280

Reason for Recall:

A potential exists that certain LIGAMAX devices within the impacted lots may have small holes in the Tyvek lidding which could result in a breach of sterility.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 48,428

Code Information:

Product Code: 11EL5ML Lot Numbers: T93X4R, T93X9D, T93Y2Z, T93Y70, T93Y96, T93Z52, T93Z76, T9401C, T9408F, T94118, T9416M, T9422K, T9426Z, T94402, T94536, T94567, T9461M, T94667, T94721, T94758, T94807, T9484Y, T9487J, T9491A T94A9K, T94C2Z, T94C8N, T94D2N, T94E66, T94F3C, T94F7F, T94G99 T94H1N, T94H78

Distribution Pattern:

US: Nationwide International: ARGENTINA ARUBA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BELGIUM BRAZIL CANADA CHINA COLOMBIA DENMARK ESTONIA FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY INDIA INDONESIA IRELAND JAPAN KOREA KUWAIT MALAYSIA MEXICO NETHERLANDS NEW CALEDONIA NEW ZEALAND PANAMA PHILIPPINES PUERTO RICO QATAR SAUDI ARABIA SINGAPORE SLOVENIA SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TAIWAN UK

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated