Reported Apr 30, 2014 · Terminated

Monofilament and Multifilament Non-absorbable Steel Suture; Product Codes: 0520197-2, 29-727, 29-7270M4, 29-7281M4,…

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?

  • Monofilament and Multifilament Non-absorbable Steel Suture
  • Product Codes
    • 0520197-2
    • 29-727
    • 29-7270M4
    • 29-7281M4
    • E29-5553M4
    • E29-7270M4
    • E29-7272M4
    • E29-727A
    • EP4013P
    • EP4110N
    • X-2235
    • X29-7271M2
    • X-5667M8 and X-6730M5
Lot codes and dates

13 of 13 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
0520197-2Lot number: 02H1001071
29-727Lot numbers: 02M1101954, 02C1201003, and 02C1201646
29-7270M4Lot number: 02D1100604
29-7281M4Lot number: 02M1002679
E29-5553M4Lot number: 02B1300245
E29-7270M4Lot number: 02J1001576
E29-7272M4Lot number: 02D1003015
E29-727ALot number: 02F1101062
EP4013PLot number: 02L0800898
EP4110NLot number: 02H0900483
X-2235Lot numbers: 02E1102068, 02F1101041, 02F1201500, and 02G1201230
X29-7271M2Lot number: 02K1100784
X-6730M5Product Code: X-5667M8 and , Lot number: 02G1300492.
Amount recalled
3,816 ea

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

The products are being recalled because they did not meet minimum diameter 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 Dec 17, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:13 PM UTC

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