CLASS II Device recall · Reported 23 Mar 2016 · FDA Enforcement Report

Pilling Modular Verres Body/Obturator, Product recalled

Teleflex Medical is recalling Pilling Modular Verres Body/Obturator, distributed in Utah. The recall was initiated on 8 Jan 2015 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.

Check your package

Lot, batch or date codesLot K3

Quantity recalled8

Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.

Recall details

Recall number: Z-1178-2016
FDA event ID: 73267
Recalling firm: Teleflex Medical, Research Triangle Park, NC
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Recall initiated: 8 Jan 2015
FDA classified: 16 Mar 2016
Reported: 23 Mar 2016
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Customers notified by: Letter
Reason category: Packaging Defects
Device type: Other Medical Devices

Timeline

8 Jan 2015	Recall initiated by company
16 Mar 2016	Classified by FDA	+433 days
23 Mar 2016	Published in enforcement report	+7 days

Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.

Reason for recall

Packaging error in which customers who ordered product code 140880 (Verres cannula for use with a separately available needle tip) were incorrectly provided with product code 140878 (Verres cannula with integral needle tip).

Packaging recalls include wrong labels, wrong products in the wrong bottle, missing leaflets, short-filled or empty capsules and seals that fail.

Product as listed by the FDA

Pilling Modular Verres Body/Obturator, Product Code 140880

Where it was distributed

US Distribution to the state of : UT

Utah

Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

Which lots are affected?

Lot K3

Where was it sold?

US Distribution to the state of : UT

What should I do if I have it?

Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.

What does Class II mean?

Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.

Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.

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