Reported Apr 2, 2014 · Terminated

Sutures, Absorbable, Synthetic, Polyglycolic Acid, Sterile, Rx only, Product Usage: Non-absorbable polypropylene…

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, Absorbable, Synthetic, Polyglycolic Acid, Sterile, Rx only
  • Product UsageNon-absorbable polypropylene surgical suture is a monofilament, Non-absorbable, sterile, flexible thread prepared from long-chain polyolefin polymer known as polypropylene and is indicated for use in soft tissue approximation
Lot codes and dates
  • Product CodeBON100
  • Lot numbers
    • 02H1302839
    • 02J1101705
    • 02D1101137
    • and 02F1103013
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, 5:34 PM UTC

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