A Drug & Medical Device Recall And/Or Safety Alert Has Been Issued: Ethicon Endo-Surgery Circular Stapler Sets: Class I Recall – User Difficulty With Firing Stapler Devices. According to the Food & Drug Administration FDA’s MedWatch:
Failure to complete the firing stroke of the stapler can result in severe pain, sphincter dysfunction, rectal wall damage, sepsis, bleeding, and occlusion of the rectal canal.
For more information on the drug or medical device recall or safety alert, read the Food & Drug Administration’s FDA’s drug or medical device recall or safety alert: Ethicon Endo-Surgery Circular Stapler Sets: Class I Recall – User Difficulty With Firing Stapler Devices.
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