Z-0336-2011

ENDOPATH XCEL" with OPTIVIEW" Technology trocar Product Codes: Product Code #: 03B11LP-Lot #'s: G4RW5U...

Name: Z-0336-2011 ENDOPATH XCEL" with OPTIVIEW" Technology trocar Product Codes: Product Code #: 03B11LP-Lot #'s: G4RW5U...
Creator: Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc
Published: 2010-09-27
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc / initiated 2010-09-27 / Terminated / root cause: design

FDA source

Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc began a recall of ENDOPATH XCEL" with OPTIVIEW" Technology trocar Product Codes: Product Code #: 03B11LP-Lot #'s: G4RW5U, G4RZ7L, G4T33Y & G4T58C. Product Code #: 03B11LPH- Lot... on 2010-09-27. The reason FDA records is "This recall has been initiated because Ethicon Endo-Surgery is aware of an increase in reports of leaking in the ENDOPATH XCEL" with OPTIVIEW" Technology trocar, which potentially can lead to loss of pneumoperitoneum...". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as design.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-0336-2011
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2010-09-27
Posted: 2015-06-26
Terminated: 2012-01-25
Recalling firm: Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc
Product: ENDOPATH XCEL" with OPTIVIEW" Technology trocar Product Codes: Product Code #: 03B11LP-Lot #'s: G4RW5U, G4RZ7L, G4T33Y & G4T58C. Product Code #: 03B11LPH- Lot #'s: G4RX8G, G4RZ3X & G4T03X. Product Code #: 03B11LT- Lot #'s: G4RH57, G4RH49, G4RJ9H, G4RK2U, G4RK90, G4RL5P, G4RM16, G4RM1F, G4RM7E,G4RN1E, G4RP3L, G4RT0T, G4RT9D, G4RV4M, G4RV4D, G4RW9Z, G4RX5R, G4RY23, G4RY7P, G4RZ6G, G4T093, G4T167, G4T22M, G4T27A, G4T27W, G4TC7V, G4TD1U, G4TE1P, G4TF0N, G4TF3J, G4TH07, G4TG6D, G4TH5L, G4TJ44, G4TK1J, G4TK6E, G4TL3A, G4TL95, G4TM49, G4TM88, G4TN2H, G4TN88, G4TP1R, G4TP4X, G4TP89,G4TR4X, G4TT3K, G4TT97, G4TU8J, G4TV4W, G4TW1C, G4TX0C & G4TX8Z. Product Code #: 03B11LTH-Lot #'s: G4RW20, G4T03Y, G4T26Y, G4T49F, G4T73A, G4TX0R & G4TX9D. Product Code # 03B12LP-Lot #'s: G4RV5F, G4RY26, G4T27X, G4T55H & G4T75Y. Product Code #: 03B12LPH-Lot #'s: G4RW5T, G4RZ3Y, G4T03Z, G4T32C & G4T49G. Product Code #: 03B12LT-Lot #'s: F4PX6F, F4PZ4D, F4PZ22, F4PY9K, F4PY9E, F4PZ6F, F4PZ9Z, F4R01X, F4R039, F4R00M, F4R09W, F4R10Z, F4R15N, F4R18K, F4R18E, F4R234, F4R255, F4R278, F4R256, F4R35D, F4R34N, F4R34L, F4R369, F4R393, F4R40J, F4R44A, F4R458, G4R601, G4R71Y, G4R71Z, G4R80H, G4R77Z, G4R77Y, G4R860, G4R87V, G4R920, G4R915, G4R962, G4R97Z, G4R84L, G4RA7D, G4RA8N, G4RC45, G4RC79, G4RC8D, G4RC98, G4RD2A, G4RC8E, G4RD24, G4RD4V, G4RE84, G4RG18, G4RG3T, G4RG83, G4RF0A, G4RH0C, G4RG31, G4RG32, G4RF8C, G4RJ08, G4RJ92, G4RJ9E, G4RK6L, G4RL02, G4RL1L, G4RL2E,G4RL8P, G4RL8Y, G4RM31, G4RM49, G4RN06, G4RN27, G4RN30, G4RN2K, G4RN5D, G4RN8F, G4RN7Z, G4RP1K, G4RR2N, G4RR3K, G4RT28, G4RT09, G4RT3G, G4RT3J,G4RU8H, G4RV1F, G4RV1G, G4RV89, G4RV8J, G4RW55, G4RW54, G4RX59, G4RZ15, G4RY7W, G4RY8V, G4RY8W, G4RZ29, G4RZ6W, G4RZ6V, G4RZ6H, G4RZ6U, G4T01U, G4T04J, G4T04H, G4T14X, G4T23R, G4T296, G4T34K, G4T36A, G4T34P, G4T41E, G4T44W, G4T46C, G4T45N, G4T50W, G4T529, G4T63Z, G4T66H, G4T64N, G4T66J, G4T750, G4T70Y, G4T711, G4T73J, G4T78T, G4T81R, G4T78U, G4T83Y, G4T93A, G4T87T, G4T95J, G4T90T, G4T89V, G4T94W, G4T941, G4T940, G4T976, G4TA1E, G4TA5W, G4TA7D, G4TA5X, G4TA9H,G4TA96, G4TC3Y, G4TC4Y, G4TC4X, G4TC80, G4TD3W, G4TD3G, G4TF02, G4TD8Z, G4TD9Z, G4TF8Z, G4TG0W, G4TG31, G4TG4H, G4TG6X, G4TH16, G4TH5M, G4TH79, G4TJ2A, G4TJ6U, G4TJ5W, G4TJ8Y, G4TJ9W, G4TK2F, G4TK86, G4TK9H, G4TL5Z, G4TL7R, G4TL9N, G4TM5T, G4TM3H, G4TM87, G4TP14, G4TR1F, G4TP7K, G4TR54, G4TR3A, G4TR7H, G4TR9M, G4TT0G, G4TT20, G4TT43, G4TT7R, G4TU1D, G4TU3J, G4TV22, G4TU89, G4TW0N, G4TV5V, G4TW3V, G4TW5U, G4TX16, G4TX2D, G4TX8R, G4TX7E & G4TY19. Product Code #: 03B12LTH- Lot #'s: G4RW31, G4RW2R, G4RZ48, G4T00F, G4T27C, G4T448, G4T56N, G4T549, G4T59L, G4T65G, G4T709, G4TE35, G4TF2E, G4TG03, G4TG73, G4TH21, G4TM00, G4TT3F, G4TU3P &G4TX0T. Product Code #: 03B12SRT- Lot #'s: G4RW52, G4RZ25, G4T05J, G4T465 & G4T76T. Product Code #: 04B12XT-Lot #'s: G4RU2U, G4RW8N, G4RV59, G4RW97, G4T19T, G4T79U, G4TA2A, G4TA7K, G4TD2C, G4TF0R, G4TJ1L, G4TM3X, G4TN8E, G4TR00, G4TT2W, G4TW4E, G4TW55 & G4TY7G. Product Code #'s: 03CB11LT-Lot #'s: G4RH8R, G4RK9Z, G4RL5R, G4RM8H, G4RN6Z, G4RT08, G4RV2F, G4RY0X, G4RZ5N, G4T12D, G4T20J, G4T31F, G4T444, G4T50E, G4TL5Y, G4TL8F, G4TU70 & G4TX6J. Product Code #: 03CB12LT-Lot Code #'s: F4R421, G4R93M, G4R989, G4RA4E, G4RA7Z, G4RA8M, G4RC4N, G4RD94, G4RG1F, G4RG4X, G4RG91, G4RH7X, G4RJ9A, G4RN3R, G4RR4T, G4RT8H, G4RU3C, G4RU6V, G4RV2U, G4RW9J, G4RY1R, G4RY6L, G4RZ68, G4T092, G4T14D, G4T229, G4T243, G4T26W, G4T31T, G4T32W, G4T37M, G4T37N, G4T410, G4T449, G4T45Z, G4T47R, G4T48G, G4T551, G4T71V, G4T74Z, G4T81K, G4T83U, G4T894, G4T92T, G4T98R, G4TA4Z, G4TA9X, G4TC2L, G4TC6L, G4TD1E, G4TD68, G4TE07, G4TE9W, G4TF2M, G4TG16, G4TG61, G4TG8P, G4TH58, G4TJ2G, G4TJ99, G4TK3H, G4TK1H, G4TL76, G4TM3D, G4TM5W, G4TN2E, G4TN81, G4TP0V, G4TP9D, G4TR4W, G4TR77, G4TU0L, G4TU86, G4TV4F, G4TV9F, G4TW9U & G4TX7P. Product Code #: 02D11LT- Lot Code #'s: G4RR2U, G4RR34, G4RT5N, G4RT47, G4RT53, G4RU05, G4RX11, G4RX7V, G4RZ28, G4RZ4M, G4T06C, G4T09H, G4T171, G4T18U, G4T28K, G4T38Y, G4T46L, G4T51N, G4T55T, G4T590, G4
Product code: DRC Trocar
Reason for recall: This recall has been initiated because Ethicon Endo-Surgery is aware of an increase in reports of leaking in the ENDOPATH XCEL" with OPTIVIEW" Technology trocar, which potentially can lead to loss of pneumoperitoneum during a surgical procedure. Pneumoperitoneum leaks may lead to conversion from laparoscopic to open surgery.
Root cause tag: design
FDA root cause: Device Design
Action: Ethicon Endo-Surgery sent an URGENT: DEVICE RECALL EVENT 2244 letter, dated October 8, 2010. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. The customers were instructed to stop using the product, examine all inventory to determine if they had the affected product on hand, and remove the affected products from inventory. Ethicon Endo-Surgery requested that each customer complete the Business Reply Form and fax it back to Stericycle at (877) 272-6141 with in 3 business days and also return any affected product to Stericycle. For question regarding this recall call (877) 598-5706 and reference 2244.
Quantity in commerce: 671 lots totalling 2,479,134 instruments
Distribution: Worldwide distribution: USA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM,BRAZIL,CANADA,CHILE,CHINA,COLOMBIA,COSTA RICA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC,ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONG KONG, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF, LEBANON, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, NICARAGUA, PANAMA SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES URUGUAY, and VENEZUELA.
Product codes and lots: Product Codes: Product Code #: 03B11LP-Lot #'s: G4RW5U, G4RZ7L, G4T33Y & G4T58C. Product Code #: 03B11LPH- Lot #'s: G4RX8G, G4RZ3X & G4T03X. Product Code #: 03B11LT- Lot #'s: G4RH57, G4RH49, G4RJ9H, G4RK2U, G4RK90, G4RL5P, G4RM16, G4RM1F, G4RM7E,G4RN1E, G4RP3L, G4RT0T, G4RT9D, G4RV4M, G4RV4D, G4RW9Z, G4RX5R, G4RY23, G4RY7P, G4RZ6G, G4T093, G4T167, G4T22M, G4T27A, G4T27W, G4TC7V, G4TD1U, G4TE1P, G4TF0N, G4TF3J, G4TH07, G4TG6D, G4TH5L, G4TJ44, G4TK1J, G4TK6E, G4TL3A, G4TL95, G4TM49, G4TM88, G4TN2H, G4TN88, G4TP1R, G4TP4X, G4TP89,G4TR4X, G4TT3K, G4TT97, G4TU8J, G4TV4W, G4TW1C, G4TX0C & G4TX8Z. Product Code #: 03B11LTH-Lot #'s: G4RW20, G4T03Y, G4T26Y, G4T49F, G4T73A, G4TX0R & G4TX9D. Product Code # 03B12LP-Lot #'s: G4RV5F, G4RY26, G4T27X, G4T55H & G4T75Y. Product Code #: 03B12LPH-Lot #'s: G4RW5T, G4RZ3Y, G4T03Z, G4T32C & G4T49G. Product Code #: 03B12LT-Lot #'s: F4PX6F, F4PZ4D, F4PZ22, F4PY9K, F4PY9E, F4PZ6F, F4PZ9Z, F4R01X, F4R039, F4R00M, F4R09W, F4R10Z, F4R15N, F4R18K, F4R18E, F4R234, F4R255, F4R278, F4R256, F4R35D, F4R34N, F4R34L, F4R369, F4R393, F4R40J, F4R44A, F4R458, G4R601, G4R71Y, G4R71Z, G4R80H, G4R77Z, G4R77Y, G4R860, G4R87V, G4R920, G4R915, G4R962, G4R97Z, G4R84L, G4RA7D, G4RA8N, G4RC45, G4RC79, G4RC8D, G4RC98, G4RD2A, G4RC8E, G4RD24, G4RD4V, G4RE84, G4RG18, G4RG3T, G4RG83, G4RF0A, G4RH0C, G4RG31, G4RG32, G4RF8C, G4RJ08, G4RJ92, G4RJ9E, G4RK6L, G4RL02, G4RL1L, G4RL2E,G4RL8P, G4RL8Y, G4RM31, G4RM49, G4RN06, G4RN27, G4RN30, G4RN2K, G4RN5D, G4RN8F, G4RN7Z, G4RP1K, G4RR2N, G4RR3K, G4RT28, G4RT09, G4RT3G, G4RT3J,G4RU8H, G4RV1F, G4RV1G, G4RV89, G4RV8J, G4RW55, G4RW54, G4RX59, G4RZ15, G4RY7W, G4RY8V, G4RY8W, G4RZ29, G4RZ6W, G4RZ6V, G4RZ6H, G4RZ6U, G4T01U, G4T04J, G4T04H, G4T14X, G4T23R, G4T296, G4T34K, G4T36A, G4T34P, G4T41E, G4T44W, G4T46C, G4T45N, G4T50W, G4T529, G4T63Z, G4T66H, G4T64N, G4T66J, G4T750, G4T70Y, G4T711, G4T73J, G4T78T, G4T81R, G4T78U, G4T83Y, G4T93A, G4T87T, G4T95J, G4T90T, G4T89V, G4T94W, G4T941, G4T940, G4T976, G4TA1E, G4TA5W, G4TA7D, G4TA5X, G4TA9H,G4TA96, G4TC3Y, G4TC4Y, G4TC4X, G4TC80, G4TD3W, G4TD3G, G4TF02, G4TD8Z, G4TD9Z, G4TF8Z, G4TG0W, G4TG31, G4TG4H, G4TG6X, G4TH16, G4TH5M, G4TH79, G4TJ2A, G4TJ6U, G4TJ5W, G4TJ8Y, G4TJ9W, G4TK2F, G4TK86, G4TK9H, G4TL5Z, G4TL7R, G4TL9N, G4TM5T, G4TM3H, G4TM87, G4TP14, G4TR1F, G4TP7K, G4TR54, G4TR3A, G4TR7H, G4TR9M, G4TT0G, G4TT20, G4TT43, G4TT7R, G4TU1D, G4TU3J, G4TV22, G4TU89, G4TW0N, G4TV5V, G4TW3V, G4TW5U, G4TX16, G4TX2D, G4TX8R, G4TX7E & G4TY19. Product Code #: 03B12LTH- Lot #'s: G4RW31, G4RW2R, G4RZ48, G4T00F, G4T27C, G4T448, G4T56N, G4T549, G4T59L, G4T65G, G4T709, G4TE35, G4TF2E, G4TG03, G4TG73, G4TH21, G4TM00, G4TT3F, G4TU3P &G4TX0T. Product Code #: 03B12SRT- Lot #'s: G4RW52, G4RZ25, G4T05J, G4T465 & G4T76T. Product Code #: 04B12XT-Lot #'s: G4RU2U, G4RW8N, G4RV59, G4RW97, G4T19T, G4T79U, G4TA2A, G4TA7K, G4TD2C, G4TF0R, G4TJ1L, G4TM3X, G4TN8E, G4TR00, G4TT2W, G4TW4E, G4TW55 & G4TY7G. Product Code #'s: 03CB11LT-Lot #'s: G4RH8R, G4RK9Z, G4RL5R, G4RM8H, G4RN6Z, G4RT08, G4RV2F, G4RY0X, G4RZ5N, G4T12D, G4T20J, G4T31F, G4T444, G4T50E, G4TL5Y, G4TL8F, G4TU70 & G4TX6J. Product Code #: 03CB12LT-Lot Code #'s: F4R421, G4R93M, G4R989, G4RA4E, G4RA7Z, G4RA8M, G4RC4N, G4RD94, G4RG1F, G4RG4X, G4RG91, G4RH7X, G4RJ9A, G4RN3R, G4RR4T, G4RT8H, G4RU3C, G4RU6V, G4RV2U, G4RW9J, G4RY1R, G4RY6L, G4RZ68, G4T092, G4T14D, G4T229, G4T243, G4T26W, G4T31T, G4T32W, G4T37M, G4T37N, G4T410, G4T449, G4T45Z, G4T47R, G4T48G, G4T551, G4T71V, G4T74Z, G4T81K, G4T83U, G4T894, G4T92T, G4T98R, G4TA4Z, G4TA9X, G4TC2L, G4TC6L, G4TD1E, G4TD68, G4TE07, G4TE9W, G4TF2M, G4TG16, G4TG61, G4TG8P, G4TH58, G4TJ2G, G4TJ99, G4TK3H, G4TK1H, G4TL76, G4TM3D, G4TM5W, G4TN2E, G4TN81, G4TP0V, G4TP9D, G4TR4W, G4TR77, G4TU0L, G4TU86, G4TV4F, G4TV9F, G4TW9U & G4TX7P. Product Code #: 02D11LT- Lot Code #'s: G4RR2U, G4RR34, G4RT5N, G4RT47, G4RT53, G4RU05, G4RX11, G4RX7V, G4RZ28, G4RZ4M, G4T06C, G4T09H, G4T171, G4T18U, G4T28K, G4T38Y, G4T46L, G4T51N, G4T55T, G4T590, G4T685, G4T77N, G4T98T, G4TA2X, G4TA8U, G4TC16, G4TC5A, G4TC98, G4TD6X, G4TE68, G4TF7D, G4TF9Z, G4TG33, G4TH1A, G4TH45, G4TJ4N, G4TK2N,G4TL1T, G4TL99, G4TM89, G4TN9M, G4TP3D, G4TR6J, G4TV2G, G4TW3Y & G4TX4Y. Product Code #: 02D12LT-Lot Code #'s: G4RM9L, G4RN11, G4RP5H, G4RP69, G4RP6Y, G4RP9Y, G4RR1Z, G4RR2C, G4RR84, G4RR78, G4RU23, G4RV9U, G4RW0P, G4RX2X, G4RY40, G4RY4U, G4RZ7M, G4T07A, G4T11T, G4T15Z, G4T28W, G4T301, G4T32A, G4T364, G4T401, G4T46Y, G4T522, G4T57U, G4T691, G4T733, G4T81X, G4TA8V, G4TC26, G4TC5D, G4TD3H, G4TD4X, G4TD4H, G4TF1K, G4TF8N, G4TG0X, G4TG4C, G4TH27, G4TJ4U, G4TJ6J, G4TJ8W, G4TK50, G4TK32, G4TK8N, G4TR20, G4TR7T, G4TT7T, G4TT7U, G4TU13, G4TU6N,G4TV2Z, G4TW85 & G4TY0C. Product Code #: 03D12XT-Lot Code #'s: G4RW15, G4RY5J, G4T204, G4T76K, G4TG5C, G4TM47, G4TR7U & G4TV5Y. Product Code #: 03H12LP-Lot Code #'s: F4R042, F4R041, F4R089, F4R097, F4R10H, F4R11U, F4R130, F4R16U, F4R21A, F4R23E, F4R24D, F4R265, F4R25J, F4R33T, F4R38J, F4R36A, F4R408, F4R41Y, G4R74D, G4R77D, G4R83C, G4R95U, G4RA71, G4RC1D, G4RC6L, G4RD09, G4RE99, G4RH13, G4RJ2C, G4RK7E, G4RL15, G4RL3E, G4RP31, G4RP32, G4RP33, G4RM9W, G4RN6G, G4RN9F, G4RR9U, G4RT87, G4RV03, G4RV0R, G4RV1D, G4RW64, G4RX45, G4RY5Y, G4RZ4U, G4T00H, G4T08G, G4T127, G4T19V, G4T19W, G4T29C, G4T37L, G4T40E, G4T50C, G4T49H, G4T52R, G4T52P, G4T70D, G4T65L, G4T749, G4T73F, G4T808, G4T76J, G4T83T, G4T83A, G4T95M, G4T99R, G4TA1Y, G4TA9R, G4TC2M, G4TD1A, G4TD1H, G4TD2N, G4TF29, G4TF6J, G4TF7C, G4TG97, G4TJ04, G4TJ3J, G4TJ5R, G4TK0T, G4TL0M, G4TL4H, G4TL81, G4TM3J, G4TN10, G4TP2P, G4TR12, G4TR24, G4TR69, G4TT9D, G4TU2D,G4TV5H, G4TV3F, G4TW79, G4TX6F & G4TY05. Product Code #: 03K11LT-Lot Code #'s: G4RX8T, G4RX1V, G4T046, G4T24D & G4TV8K. Product Code #: 03K12LT- Lot Code #'s: G4RW4G, G4RZ49, G4T021, G4T047, G4T24E, G4T69Z, G4T726, G4T823, G4TE0Z, G4TF41, G4TG39, G4TG8J, G4TT2V, G4TV9N, G4TW76 & G4TX7R. Product Code #: 03NSB12LT-Lot Code #'s: G4T43Z, G4T55F, G4T66A, G4T795, G4T853, G4T97F, G4TC0X, G4TC6F, G4TE4Y, G4TF5H, G4TG1P, G4TH10, G4TH7N, G4TJ81, G4TK3Y, G4TL3L, G4TM3A, G4TP5T, G4TR3V, G4TR8P, G4TT64, G4TU7F, G4TV0M, G4TW2K & G4TX4G. Product Code #: 03NSB12XT- Lot Code #'s:G4TV42, G4TY3Z.

Product code DRC

K032676Class IIEndopath Bladeless Trocar, Endopath Blunt Tip Trocar, Endopath Dilating Tip TrocarEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. / cleared 2003-10-30

MDM coverage of this record lists here, newest first.

About this record

Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

MDM adds the root cause tag, derived from FDA’s own root cause text, and the cross-links to the product code, the clearances named on the record and MDM coverage. Where a recall has not been joined to an enforcement report, no classification is shown.

Data as of 2026-09-30, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)