Reported Apr 2, 2014 · Terminated

Sutures, Non-absorbable, Synthetic, Polyethylene, Sterile, Rx only, Product Usage: Non-absorbable poly(ethylene…

Teleflex Medical

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: Teleflex Medical · 2917 Weck Dr. · Research Triangle Park, NC · 27709

Is this the product you have?

  • Sutures, Non-absorbable, Synthetic, Polyethylene, Sterile, Rx only
  • Product UsageNon-absorbable poly(ethylene terephthalate) surgical suture is a multifilament, non-absorbable, sterile, flexible thread prepared from fibers of high molecular weight, long-chain, linear polyesters having recurrent aromatic rings as an integral component and is indicated for use in soft tissue approximation
Lot codes and dates

24 of 24 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
0100019-507Lot number: 02F1301128
6-511Lot number: 02M0800561
6-559Lot number: 02A0800005
69-403Lot number: 02H0802530
7-5008M4Lot number: 02C0900466
7-518Lot number: 02E1302561
7-565Lot number: 02B1100185
7-655ALot numbers: 02C0901963 & 02M0800836
7-740Lot number: 02L1000536
833-114Lot numbers: 02A1202112, 02C0903374 & 02D1202794
02F090269702K1100404, 02L1202369 & 02M0802509
E13-6351Lot number: 02F0902446
E13-6354Lot number: 02F0902439
E13-6399Lot number: 02F0902436
E6-545Lot number: 02F0902443
E7-4578ot number: 02D0901672
H5300Lot number: 1450153E13
RN6-5106M5Lot number: 02F1003837
RN7-536M5Lot number: 02A0801205
TEV100Lot number: 02G1101500
Amount recalled
Total 32,271 ea.

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

Why it was recalled

The products are being recalled because they did not meet minimum needle attachment strength requirements.

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 Aug 15, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:28 PM UTC

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