Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published July 3, 2024
W. L. Gore GORE SEAMGUARD Staple Line Reinforcement Recall: Incorrect Expiration Date
W. L. Gore recalls GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement with incorrect expiration date label. Products labeled with four years instead of two years may be unsafe.
“W. L. Gore GORE SEAMGUARD Staple Line Reinforcement Recall: Incorrect Expiration Date.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/54696-w-l-gore-gore-seamguard-staple-line-reinforcement-recall-incorrect. Based on FDA recall #Z-2513-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2513-2024%22&limit=1).
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. voluntarily recalled GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement configured for circular staplers due to incorrect expiration dates, according to the FDA on July 3, 2024.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: W. L. Gore
Product: GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement Configured for Circular Staplers, 25mm
Catalog number: 1BSGC25
UDI-DI: 00733132600755
Lot number: 26590654
The hazard
The devices were labeled with an expiration date of four years and ten days rather than the validated two years. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show W L Gore & Associates, Inc. has 18 other recalls on record since 2017-09-25. Other recent recalls of similar products include Expressaire Disposable Tourniquet Cuff Recall (2026-08-24), Cook Medical Multipurpose Drainage Catheter Recall (2026-03-05) and Cook Medical Spectrum Central Venous Tray Recall (2026-03-05).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the catalog number 1BSGC25 on the product. The product was sold with an expiration date label stating four years and ten days instead of two years.
Brand
W. L. Gore
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Expiration Date
Verify the expiration date label on the product. If it shows four years and ten days instead of two years, it is part of the recall.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide; the notice names 7 states.
Named in the notice
Covered by “nationwide”
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution in the states of CA, GA, IL, NC, OH, OK, WA.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: California, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Washington.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 42 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.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #Z-2513-2024 (July 3, 2024) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2513-2024 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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