FDA Device recall Z-2137-2012
SPIDER Surgical Instrument: Flexible Clip Applier The SPIDER¿ Surgical Instruments are intended for use in minimally invasive surgical proc…
- FDA Device
- Class II
- terminated
- Published 2012-08-15
On 2012-08-15 the FDA classified a Class II recall of SPIDER Surgical Instrument: Flexible Clip Applier The SPIDER¿ Surgical Instruments are intended for use in minimally invasive surgical proc… by Transenterix, citing some clip applier units may be inadequate to achieve clip closure.
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| Agency | FDA Device |
|---|---|
| Recall number | Z-2137-2012 |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | terminated |
| Initiated | 2012-07-02 |
| Published | 2012-08-15 |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13 11:53 UTC |
| Company | Transenterix |
| Distribution | US |
Product
SPIDER Surgical Instrument: Flexible Clip Applier The SPIDER¿ Surgical Instruments are intended for use in minimally invasive surgical procedures for grasping, mobilizing, dissecting, retracting, cutting, cauterizing, ligating, suction/irrigation and other manipulation of tissues and vessels during a laparoscopic procedure under direct and/or endoscopic visualization.
Reason
Some clip applier units may be inadequate to achieve clip closure.
Identifiers
| code_info | Model Number: 9000029, Lot #DC301112, Exp. Date: Oct 2013; Lot #DC313111, Exp. Date: Nov 2013; Lot #DC061121, Exp. Date…Model Number: 9000029, Lot #DC301112, Exp. Date: Oct 2013; Lot #DC313111, Exp. Date: Nov 2013; Lot #DC061121, Exp. Date: Mar 2013; Lot #DC082122, Exp. Date: Feb 2014; Lot #DC168112, Exp. Date: Jun 2013; Lot #DC265111 Exp. Date: Sept 2013; Lot #DC341111, Exp. Date: Dec 2013; Lot #DC019125, Exp. Date: Jan 2014; Lot #DC061122, Exp. Date: Mar 2014; Lot #DC082121, Exp. Date: Feb 2014; Lot #DC102122, Exp. Date: Apr 2014; Lot #DC102123, Exp. Date: Apr 2014 and Lot #DC144121, Exp. Date: May 2014. |
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Status history
No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:53 UTC. Current status: terminated.
Source
Official record: https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2137-2012%22
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