United StatesECHELON LINEAR Cutters Reload 80 mm Blue (Product Number GLC80, UDI‑DI 10705036030881, Lot 904C12) — 3 units shipped to the United Arab Emirates — are affected. Ethicon Endo‑Surgery Inc recalled them because the devices were shipped unsterilized.
What's being recalled
ECHELON LINEAR Cutters Reload 80 mm Blue, intended for transection, resection, and/or creation of anastomoses, Product Number GLC80
Recalling firm: Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc, Blue Ash, OH, United States.
How to identify it
UDI-DI: 10705036030881; Lot Number: 904C12
The hazard
The devices were shipped unsterilized.
What to do
Don't stop taking a prescribed medicine without talking to your doctor or pharmacist first. For other products, stop using them and ask the pharmacist, seller or maker what to do.
The notice doesn't give instructions for consumers, so this is general advice for health & beauty recalls. Check the official notice for the details.
Where it was sold
International distribution to the countries of United Arab Emirates.
The official notice
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