Reported May 22, 2013 · Terminated

Helistat Absorbable Hemostatic,Collagen Based Helistat is indicated in surgical procedures (other than ophthalmological…

Integra LifeSciences Corporation

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: Integra LifeSciences Corporation · 105 Morgan Ln · Plainsboro, NJ · 08536-3339

Is this the product you have?

  • Helistat Absorbable Hemostatic,Collagen Based Helistat is indicated in surgical procedures (other than ophthalmological and urological surgery) as an adjunct to hemostasis when control of bleeding by ligature or conventional procedures is ineffective or impractical.
Lot codes and dates
    • 1104789 1104790
    • 1110793 1112248
    • 1110248 1111867
Amount recalled
24,342 boxes

This recall covers 21 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 20 are below.

8 more are in the archive.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Due to the process deviation, product lots in question may have been released with higher levels of pyrogens than permitted by the specifications for the products.

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 3, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:51 PM UTC

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