Recall archive / FDA device enforcement
TISSUE APPROXIMATION SYSTEM (TAS), Models T-4000, T-5000, T-LAP — FDA record Z-1294-2025
Reported ongoing
Status as reported in the agency record. FDA warns that enforcement status may not track the current recall lifecycle; check the current official notice.
Source date Jan 27, 2025. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.
Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; check FSIS directly. Source coverage and dates.
What the record says
- Product
- TISSUE APPROXIMATION SYSTEM (TAS), Models T-4000, T-5000, T-LAP
- Reason
- Tissue approximation straps (zip-ties) have broken before or during implantation so firm developed an interim zip-tie conditioning method submerging zip-ties in 104-degrees F sterile saline solution for 60 min prior to implantation to rehydrate the zip-tie straps. Broken zip-ties not observed during procedure could lead to future hernia recurrence, recurrent surgery to correct a large herniation.
- Classification
- Class II
- Recalling firm
- TAS Medical Inc
- Quantity
- 114
- Agency-reported status
- Ongoing
- Source record identifier
- Z-1294-2025
What the recall classes mean. Classification is an agency assessment, not individual medical advice.
Lot and product identifiers
| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
|---|---|
| Lot, code or applicability | Model/UDI-DI/Lot(Expiration): T-4000/00197644217267/230403(2024/04/20); T-5000/00860011435921/240801(2025/08/28), 240901(2025/09/25); T-LAP/00860011435914, 00197644927241/240702(2025/07/08), 230906(2024/11/29), 230905(2024/11/29) |
Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.
Distribution
US Nationwide distribution in the states of LA, OK, TN.
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Dates in the source
- Report date
- Mar 12, 2025
- Recall initiation date
- Jan 27, 2025
- Center classification date
- Mar 6, 2025
FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.