Reported Mar 13, 2013 · Terminated

PSX PROXIMATE Skin Staple Extractor, ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. For routine skin closure in a wide variety of surgical…

Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc · 4545 Creek Rd · Cincinnati, OH · 45242-2803

Is this the product you have?

  • PSX PROXIMATE Skin Staple Extractor, ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. For routine skin closure in a wide variety of surgical procedures.
Lot codes and dates
  • Expiration datesSeptember 2012 - August 2017
Amount recalled
5,894,975 pieces

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Damage to the packaging may have compromised the sterility of the device.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Jun 11, 2013 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:37 PM UTC

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