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High RiskFDAfda-Z-0496-2020FALL HAZARD

WECK AutoEndo5, Automatic Hem-O-Lok Clip Applier, REF AE05ML Automatic Endoscopic Surgical Ligating Clip Appliers are delivery devic...

Units Affected
34,491
Recall Date
October 4, 2019
Issuing Agency
Hazard
Fall Hazard

FDA Recall Notice

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-0496-2020.

Certain clip appliers have an increase in misloading and/or jamming related complaints that may be due to a discrepancy in the specification a component. Misloading and/or jamming may lead to clips falling out of the applier, clip breakage, or the jaws becoming locked in a partially closed position (jammed).

Corrective Action (per FDA)

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-0496-2020.

Recall ongoing. Follow firm instructions.

🩺 Talk to your doctor or pharmacist

Product Recall Tracker does not provide medical advice. Any specific instructions about this medication or device come directly from the FDA notice above. Before making any change to your treatment:

  1. Do not stop, change, or discard your prescription on your own.
  2. Call your doctor or pharmacist and ask whether this FDA notice applies to your prescription (have the brand name, dosage, and lot number ready if you can find them).
  3. Follow your clinician's guidance on whether to continue, switch, or return the product.
  4. If you have experienced a reaction, seek medical care and report it to the FDA via MedWatch.
  5. For the official FDA notice, visit the FDA recalls page.

Consumer Contact (per FDA)

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-0496-2020.

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Teleflex Medical Recall FAQ

Teleflex Medical is the subject of a surgical devices safety report: WECK AutoEndo5, Automatic Hem-O-Lok Clip Applier, REF AE05ML Automatic Endoscopic Surgical Ligating Clip Appliers are delivery devic.... The notice was published on October 4, 2019 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Approximately 34,491 units are potentially affected.