Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 26444 |
| Brand Name: | MITG-SI-Surgical staple, non-bioabsorbable |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | Item codes 030450, 030451, 030452, 030453, 030454, 030455, 030457, 030458 |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Medtronic New Zealand Limited Unit 16 Mezzanine Level 5 Gloucester Park Road Onehunga AUCKLAND |
| Contact Information: | 0800 377 807 |
| Manufacturer: | Covidien LLC |
| Issue: | The manufacturer received report that the device staples were not properly formed upon application preventing adequate hemostasis. Investigation identified a potential for a manufacturing assembly error that can contribute to staple malformation. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Product to be returned to supplier |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 20/8/2020 |
