FDA regulators warned healthcare providers this week that thieves had gotten away with 1 lot of Covidien’s (NYSE:COV) Endo GIA Articulating 60-3.5 Surgical Stapler Reloads.
In addition to being stolen, the devices were labeled " ready for use" but were taken before the staples were actually sterilized, the FDA warned. . The agency’s Office of Criminal Investigation is looking into the theft.