# FDA recall Z-1290-2018

> **Aesculap Implant Systems LLC** · Class II · device recall initiated 2018-01-22.

## Product

DS Titanium Ligation Clip, used in laparoscopic surgery

## Reason for recall

Added a contraindication to IFU: Do not use the DS clips for living donor nephrectomies.  Added other contraindications. A publication from 2017 recommended Aesculap DS Clips for kidney transplantation with living donors.  The information from this publication was not approved or validated by the firm.

## Distribution

US and Canada distribution

## Key facts

- **Recall number:** Z-1290-2018
- **Recalling firm:** Aesculap Implant Systems LLC
- **Classification:** Class II
- **Product type:** device
- **Status:** Terminated
- **Initiation date:** 2018-01-22
- **Report date:** 2018-04-11
- **Termination date:** 2019-09-24

- **Voluntary/Mandated:** Voluntary: Firm initiated
- **Location:** Center Valley, PA, United States

## Primary source

FDA Enforcement Reports: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1290-2018

## Citation

> AI Analytics. FDA recall Z-1290-2018. Retrieved 2026-06-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/recall/Z-1290-2018. Source: US FDA. Licensed CC0.

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