{ "meta": { "disclaimer": "Do not rely on openFDA to make decisions regarding medical care. While we make every effort to ensure that data is accurate, you should assume all results are unvalidated. We may limit or otherwise restrict your access to the API in line with our Terms of Service.", "terms": "https://open.fda.gov/terms/", "license": "https://open.fda.gov/license/", "last_updated": "2026-08-15", "results": { "skip": 0, "limit": 1, "total": 1 } }, "results": [ { "cfres_id": "196153", "product_res_number": "Z-0201-2023", "event_date_initiated": "2022-09-28", "event_date_posted": "2022-11-11", "recall_status": "Open, Classified", "res_event_number": "90892", "product_code": "GAM", "k_numbers": [ "K111442" ], "product_description": "Endo Stitch V-Loc PBT Non-Absorbable Reload, Models VLOCN004L, VLOCN006L, VLOCN008L, VLOCN204L, VLOCN206L, VLOCN208L, VLOCN304L, VLOCN306L, VLOCN308L", "code_info": "Model VLOCN004L\nUDI-DI: 20884521072579\nLot N0B0834Y\n\nModel VLOCN006L\nUDI-DI: 20884521068824\nLots\nN0B0660Y\nN0J0042Y\nN0J0896Y\nN1A0931Y\nN1C0644Y\nN1L0438Y\nN2E0205Y\nN2E0350Y\n\nModel VLOCN008L\nUDI-DI: 20884521073606\nLots\nN0B0787Y\nN0E0302Y\nN1C0706Y\nN1G0856Y\n\nModel VLOCN204L\nUDI-DI: 20884521072609\nLots\nN0B0001Y\nN0E0552Y\nN0G0568Y\nN0J0894Y\n\nModel VLOCN206L\nUDI-DI: 20884521068831\nLots\nN0B0957Y\nN0G0569Y\nN0J0933Y\nN0L0198Y\nN0M0714Y\nN1A0932Y\nN1C0558Y\nN1C0770Y\nN1F0047Y\nN1F0796Y\nN1G0758Y\nN1K0184Y\nN2E0270Y\nN2E0298Y\nN9L0954Y\n\nModel VLOCN208L\nUDI-DI: 20884521073774\nLots\nN0B0772Y\nN0E0990Y\nN0G0570Y\nN0J0870Y\nN1C0557Y\nN1F0109Y\nN1F0132Y\nN1G0101Y\nN1J0032Y\n\nModel VLOCN304L\nUDI-DI: 20884521072616\nLots\nN0B0833Y\nN0G0487Y\n\nModel VLOCN306L\nUDI-DI: 20884521072654\nLots\nN0B0851Y\nN0E0558Y\nN0G0719Y\n\nModel VLOCN308L\nUDI-DI: 20884521073811\nLot N0G0324Y", "firm_fei_number": "1219930", "recalling_firm": "Covidien, LP", "address_1": "60 Middletown Ave", "city": "North Haven", "state": "CT", "postal_code": "06473-3908", "additional_info_contact": "Medtronic Customer Service\n800-962-9888", "reason_for_recall": "Medtronic has received 210 reports of needles breaking during endoscopic suturing. 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