Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published February 14, 2024
Covidien Signia Small Diameter Curved Tip Reload Recall: Uncontrolled Articulation Risk
Covidien recalls Signia Small Diameter Curved Tip Intelligent Reload Model SIGSDS30CTVT due to potential uncontrolled articulation during use, which could disrupt staple lines. Affected users should contact for details.
Under certain firing conditions, reloads were found to articulate in an uncontrolled manner potentially causing disruption to the staple line. The issue is related to components in impacted reloads that are not fully secure, which leads to uncontrolled articulation. The issue can occur using either the Endo GIA" Ultra Universal Stapler or Signia" Stapling System.
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📍Recalling firmCovidien, LP60 Middletown Ave · North Haven, CT 06473-3908
“Covidien Signia Small Diameter Curved Tip Reload Recall: Uncontrolled Articulation Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/56161-covidien-signia-small-diameter-curved-tip-reload-recall-uncontrolled-articulation. Based on FDA recall #Z-1457-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1457-2024%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Feb. 14, 2024, that Covidien, LP is recalling the Signia Small Diameter Curved Tip Intelligent Reload due to uncontrolled articulation risks. The agency issued recall number Z-1457-2024 for the Class II device.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Covidien
Product: Signia Small Diameter Curved Tip Intelligent Reload
Model Number: SIGSDS30CTVT
UDI/DI: 10884521741881
Lot number: N3L1909UY
The hazard
According to the FDA, under certain firing conditions, reloads may articulate in an uncontrolled manner because components are not fully secure. This issue can disrupt the staple line and occurs when using either the Endo GIA Ultra Universal Stapler or Signia Stapling System.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Covidien, LP has issued 26 other recalls since July 17, 2017. Recent brand recalls include a June 24, 2026, Surgipro II S8698GX recall for damaged packaging and an April 15, 2026, EndoStitch Polysorb Loading Unit recall for sterile package risks. Other recent recalls of similar products include the March 3, 2026, Wilson-Cook Instinct Plus Endoscopic Clipping Device Recall and the Feb. 27, 2026, Medline medical convenience kits recall.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the model number SIGSDS30CTVT on the reload. The product was sold with Endo GIA Ultra Universal Stapler or Signia Stapling System. The UDI/DI number 10884521741881 and lot number N3L1909UY are also associated with this recall.
Brand
Covidien
Category
Medical device
FDA recall event · 2 products
All 2 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of France, Hong Kong, Israel and Japan.
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
Z-1457-2024
Signia" Small Diameter Curved Tip Intelligent Reload, Model SIGSDS30CTVT; Model Number: SIGSDS30CTVT; UDI/DI: 10884521741881; Lot number: N3L1909UY;
30 Units
Z-1458-2024
Covidien Signia" Small Diameter Curved Tip Intelligent Reload, Model SIGSDS30CTVT; Model Number: SIGSDS30CTVT; UDI/DI: 10884521741888; Lot numbers: N3L1909UY, N3L1868UY, N3L2008UY, N3L2221UY, N3M1541UY, N3M1603UY, N3M1639UY;
3,023 units
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Details
Identify the model number SIGSDS30CTVT on the reload to confirm if it's affected.
Contact Manufacturer
Reach out to Covidien for specific instructions on how to handle the recalled item.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of France, Hong Kong, Israel and Japan.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 56 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-1457-2024 (February 14, 2024) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1457-2024 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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