Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 21799 |
| Brand Name: | Hyperthermia applicator, microwave, intracorporeal |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | Emprint Percutaneous Antennas with Thermosphere Technology, (Short 15cm, Standard 20cm, long 30cm) |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Covidien NZ Ltd Level 3, Building 5, Central Park Corporate Centre 666 Great South Road Penrose AUCKLAND 1051 |
| Contact Information: | 0508 489 264 |
| Manufacturer: | Covidien LLC |
| Issue: | The manufacturer has reports that the ceramic trocar tip of the Emprint™ ablation antenna disengaging from the needle shaft post-ablation. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | |
| Level of recall: | |
| Date Commenced: | 8/8/2017 |
