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      "country": "United States",
      "city": "North Haven",
      "address_1": "60 Middletown Ave",
      "reason_for_recall": "Staplers fail to fire or partially fire and reports of the instrument articulating lever disengaging during use",
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      "product_quantity": "1,102,166 units",
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      "center_classification_date": "20160218",
      "distribution_pattern": "Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of   Canada, Albania, ALGERIA, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe.",
      "state": "CT",
      "product_description": "Covidien Endo GIA Ultra Universal Standard Stapler Handle  Ref: EGIAUSTND    Product Usage:  The Endo GIA Ultra Universal Short, Endo GIA Ultra Universal and Endo GIA Ultra Universal XL staplers have applications in abdominal, gynecologic, pediatric and thoracic surgery for resection, transection and creation of anastomosis. It may be used for transection and resection of liver substance, hepatic vasculature and biliary structures. The Endo GIA Ultra Universal Short, Endo GIA Ultra Universal and Endo GIA Ultra Universal XL staplers when used with the Endo GIA curved tip single use reloads can be used to blunt dissect or separate target tissue from other tissue.",
      "report_date": "20160224",
      "classification": "Class II",
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      "recalling_firm": "Medtronic",
      "recall_number": "Z-0820-2016",
      "initial_firm_notification": "Letter",
      "product_type": "Devices",
      "event_id": "72749",
      "termination_date": "20190718",
      "more_code_info": "",
      "recall_initiation_date": "20151202",
      "postal_code": "06473-3908",
      "voluntary_mandated": "Voluntary: Firm initiated",
      "status": "Terminated"
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