DeviceSignal · Recall classified
Covidien, LP
FDA classified a device recall on 2026-08-07 · Class II · Z-2918-2026
EventRecall classified
Effective2026-08-07
ClassificationClass II
On 2026-08-07 the FDA classified a device recall from Covidien, LP as Class II. Product: V-Loc 90 Absorbable Wound Closure Device VLOC 90 0 VL 22 GS-21 VLOCM0336 VLOC…. Recall Z-2918-2026. The firm initiated it on 2026-06-24. This reports the classification FDA published on that date.
Reported facts
- Recall number
- Z-2918-2026
- Classification
- Class II
- Classified on
- 2026-08-07
- Initiated on
- 2026-06-24
- Firm
- Covidien, LP
- Reason
- Product may contain a perforation or tear in the sterile barrier packaging. This issue may result in biocontamination of the sterile sutures, which may lead to infection, loss of vision if in ophthalmic utilization, or prolonged surgery.
- Product
- V-Loc 90 Absorbable Wound Closure Device VLOC 90 0 VL 22 GS-21 VLOCM0336 VLOC 90 0 VL 22 GS-25 VLOCM0436 VLOCM0436 VLOCM0003 V-LOC* 90 4-0 CLR 15CM P12X12 VLOCM0003 VLOCM0013 V-LOC* 90 4-0 CLR 30CM P12X12 VLOCM0013 VLOCM0024 V-LOC* 90 3-0 CLR 45CM P12X12 VLOCM0024 VLOCM0123 V-LOC* 90 4-0 CLR 45CM P14X12 VLOCM0123 VLOCM0315 V-LOC* 90 2-0 VIO 30CM GS21 VLOCM0315 VLOCM0603 V-LOC* 90 4-0 VIO 15CM V20X12 VLOCM0603 VLOCM0604 V-LOC* 90 3-0 VIO 15CM V20X12 VLOCM0604 VLOCM1203 V-LOC* 90 4-0 VIO 15CM CV15 VLOCM1203 VLOCM2115 V-LOC* 90 2-0 VIO 30CM GS22 VLOCM2115
Every field above is as fda_device_enforcement published it. Nothing on this page is our interpretation.
Provenance
- Source
- fda_device_enforcement
- Source record
Z-2918-2026- Snapshot hash
ab5ada73bf212eb52a548aab0968a0fcee42807c61b0350e60e24bb6e2beed72- Source URL
- https://download.open.fda.gov/device/enforcement/device-enforcement-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- Observed
- 2026-09-08T16:22:09.483Z
- Transform
fda_device_enforcement_to_recall v1- Event rule
fda_device_recall_classified v1- Event key
f681acb337fdd6fb76e32b82555408d2bdea923f1f04b26b964be93f2d24f828- Signal type
device_recall.classified
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