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    "last_updated": "2026-04-22",
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      "status": "Terminated",
      "city": "North Haven",
      "state": "CT",
      "country": "United States",
      "classification": "Class II",
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      "product_type": "Devices",
      "event_id": "61942",
      "recalling_firm": "Covidien LP",
      "address_1": "60 Middletown Ave",
      "address_2": "N/A",
      "postal_code": "06473-3908",
      "voluntary_mandated": "Voluntary: Firm initiated",
      "initial_firm_notification": "Letter",
      "distribution_pattern": "Worldwide distribution:  USA (Nationwide) and countries including; Africa, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China Costa Rica, CROATIA, Czech Republic,Dominion Republic, ESPA¿A France, Germany, Greece Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Honduras Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea ,Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan , Thailand, and UK.",
      "recall_number": "Z-1844-2012",
      "product_description": "Covidien ROTICULATOR 55-3.5 Single Use Stapler  REF# 017612    The RETICULA TOR TM Single Use Staplers have applications in abdominal, gynecologic and pediatric surgery for resection, transection, and creation of anastomosis",
      "product_quantity": "50698 units",
      "reason_for_recall": "Potential for the sterility barrier to be compromised.",
      "recall_initiation_date": "20120509",
      "center_classification_date": "20120620",
      "termination_date": "20140212",
      "report_date": "20120627",
      "code_info": "LOT #'s BEGINNING WITH THE FOLLOWING  LETTER/NUMBER COMBINATIONS   P7E P8B P8L P9H POE PIB PIL P7F P8C P8M P9J POF PIC PlM  P7G P8D P9A P9K POG PlD P2A P7H P8E P9B P9L POH PIE P2B0153X  P7J P8F P9C P9M POJ PlF P7K P8G P9D POA POK PlG  P7L P8H P9E POB POL PlH P7M P8J P9F POC POM PlJ  P8A P8K P9G POD PIA PlK Also Best Practice Kits Ref#'s: OOZ0800, OOZ0976, OOZ1401, OOZ1407, OOB0117, OOBOI22  NOTE: THE SPECIFIC LOT NUMBERS LISTED BELOW AND LOT NUMBERS  ENDING IN \"\"RMX\" and \"RRMX\" ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL  AND ARE ACCEPT ABLE FOR USE. P2A0194XR, P2B0488XR, P2B0153XR"
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