Intuitive Surgical ISRG recently announced that it has received FDA clearance for the first stapler specifically designed for use with single-port (SP) robotic surgical systems. The SureForm 45 ...

Johnson & Johnson MedTech has introduced the ETHICON 4000 Stapler, a surgical device for managing tissue complexities and delivering staple line integrity. It aims to reduce risk factors for surgical ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday issued an early alert highlighting a potentially high-risk issue with stapling devices manufactured by Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ISRG. The FDA ...

Tens of thousands of surgical staplers for internal use have been associated with serious adverse events, prompting a new proposal from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reclassify the ...

Intuitive Surgical has issued a letter to customers recommending certain curved-tip staplers be removed from where they are used or sold. Affected products include the 8mm SureForm 30 Gray Reload.

In 2019, Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon issued a recall for its Proximate® reloadable surgical staplers due to a flaw with the device that may have resulted in staple lines being compromised ...

Surgeons use surgical staples to close an incision after surgery as an alternative option to sutures. They are quick and easy to use and typically have a low risk of infection. During most surgical ...

The FDA has granted reporting exemptions over the years for both surgical staplers and staples, agency records show. Stapler maker Medtronic confirmed that its reporting exemption for surgical staples ...