Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published September 11, 2025
Ethicon ECHELON LINEAR Cutters Reload 80mm Blue: Unsterilized Risk
Ethicon recalls ECHELON LINEAR Cutters Reload 80mm Blue devices shipped unsterilized. These surgical tools may cause infection if used without proper sterilization.
“Ethicon ECHELON LINEAR Cutters Reload 80mm Blue: Unsterilized Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/51332-ethicon-echelon-linear-cutters-reload-80mm-blue-unsterilized-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-0147-2026 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0147-2026%22&limit=1).
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc recalled ECHELON LINEAR Cutters Reload 80 mm Blue units distributed to the United Arab Emirates due to unsterilized devices, the FDA said on Sept. 11, 2025.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Ethicon
Product: ECHELON LINEAR Cutters Reload 80 mm Blue
Product Number: GLC80
UDI-DI: 10705036030881
Lot Number: 904C12
The hazard
The devices were shipped unsterilized, according to the FDA.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc has 12 other recalls on record since Oct. 23, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include Covidien Dermalon 4-0 Blue 75cm Sutures Recall (June 24, 2026), Medline Convenience Kits: Risk of Contaminated Sterilized Products (Jan. 7, 2026), and Boston Scientific CRE Pro Wireguided 18-20mm 240cm (May 21, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the product name 'ECHELON LINEAR Cutters Reload 80 mm Blue', product number GLC80, and lot number 904C12. These devices were sold by Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.
Brand
Ethicon
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Device Details
Identify the product name, product number GLC80, and lot number 904C12 to confirm if your device is recalled.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 41 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0147-2026 (September 11, 2025) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0147-2026 to see it in context.
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