“ConvaTec Natura Stomahesive Ostomy Kit: 45mm vs 57mm Coupling Ring Mismatch.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/56308-convatec-natura-stomahesive-ostomy-kit-45mm-vs-57mm-coupling-ring. Based on FDA recall #Z-1276-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1276-2024%22&limit=1).
ConvaTec, Inc. recalled the ConvaTec Natura Stomahesive Post-Operative / Surgical Ostomy System on Jan. 17, 2024, according to the FDA. The hazard is that the kit contains a flange with a 45mm coupling ring while the pouch is for a 57mm coupling ring.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: ConvaTec
Product: ConvaTec Natura Stomahesive Post-Operative / Surgical Ostomy System
REF: 416938
Size: 1 3/4 in. 45mm, Sterile
Lot #: 2C02496
UDI-DI: #00768455116096
The hazard
The kit contains a flange that has a 45mm coupling ring, however, the pouch within the kit is for a 57mm coupling ring.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show ConvaTec, Inc. has 17 other recalls on record since Oct. 26, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include ConvaTec Esteem Body Soft Urostomy Pouches May Leak During Use (July 6, 2026), ConvaTec Aquacel Ag Surgical SP Dressings Recalled Due to Manufacturing Defect (June 8, 2026), and ConvaT: EsteemBody Drainable Pouch Leak Recall - Manufacturing Issue (Feb. 16, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the product reference number REF 416938 on the kit. The kit includes a 45mm coupling ring, but the pouch is intended for a 57mm ring.
Brand
ConvaTec
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Details
Verify the product reference number REF 416938 and the coupling ring size (45mm) on the kit.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 12 states, and outside the U.S.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Distribution was made to AK, CA, FL, IL, IN, MI, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, and TX. There was government distribution but no military distribution. Foreign distribution was made to Canada.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Alaska, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas.
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-1276-2024 (January 17, 2024) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1276-2024 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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