Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 14737 |
| Brand Name: | Ethicon ECHELON 60 Endoscopic Linear Cutter Reloads Black |
| Model: | ECR60T |
| Affected: | with an expiry date of 05-2013 to 03-2014 |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Johnson & Johnson (New Zealand) Limited 507 Mt Wellington Highway Mt Wellington AUCKLAND 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 922 638 |
| Manufacturer: | Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc |
| Issue: | Potential for incomplete staple line formation from reload damage during the firing sequence. This may result in insufficent tissue apposition that could require surgical intervention to help achieve and maintain anastomotic integrity.. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Product to be returned to supplier |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 30/5/2013 |
