US Endoscopy Group Inc: Medical Device Recall in 2015 - (Recall #: Z-1453-2015)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2015.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Talon Grasping Device, 160 cm, US endoscopy. Used for retrieval of foreign bodies, tissue specimens, stones or calculi in endoscopic procedures of the gastrointestinal tract.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: March 10, 2015

Date Posted: April 22, 2015

Recall Number: Z-1453-2015

Event ID: 70872

Reason for Recall:

A wire component on the distal grasping assembly of the device became detached..

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 1695 units

Code Information:

Model #00711175; Lot #'s: 1407418, 1407419, 1408069, 1408070, 1408739, 1408740, 1408741, 1408742, 1410178, 1410179, 1410478, 1410480, 1410990, 1411518, 1423937, and 1423938.

Distribution Pattern:

Product was shipped to the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI & WV. Product was also sent to the following countries: ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, CANADA, ESTONIA, FRANCE, MEXICO, NEW ZEALAND, SAUDI ARABIA & SWEDEN.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated