Reported May 14, 2014 · Terminated

Teleflex Medical, Research Triangle Park, NC, Braided Polyester Rx Only, Sterile, Distributed by Boston Scientific,…

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 · 4024 Stirrup Creek Dr · Durham, NC · 27703-9000

Is this the product you have?

  • Teleflex Medical, Research Triangle Park, NC, Braided Polyester Rx Only, Sterile, Distributed by Boston Scientific, Natick, MA; Tevdek II, Green Braided PTFE Impregnated Polyester Fiber, Nonabsorbable Surgical Suture, USP Sterile, Deknatel; Tevdek II, White Braided PTFE, Impregnated Polyester Fiber, Nonabsorbable Surgical Suture, USP, Sterile, Deknatel; Silky II Polydek White Braided PTFE, Impregnated Polyester Fiber, Nonabsorbable surgical Suture, USP, Sterile, Deknatel; Silky II Polydek, Green Braided PTFE, Impregnated Polyester Fiber, Nonabsorbable Surgical Suture, USP, Sterile, Deknatel; Polylene Green Braided Polyester Suture Nonabsorbable surgical Suture, USP, Deknatel; Bard FIXT Braided Polyester, Green PTFE Rx Only, Teleflex Research Triangle Park, NC USA, Assembled in Mexico. Indicated for use in soft tissue approximation.
Lot codes and dates

23 of 23 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
6-559Lot 02M0800561
69-403Lot 02A0800005
7-5008M4Lot 02H0802530
7-518Lot 02C0900466
7-565Lot 02E1302561
7-655ALot 02B1100185
7-655ALot 02C0901963
7-740Lot 02M0800836
833-114Lot 02L1000536
E13-6351Lot 02A1202112, 02C0902841, 02C0903374, 02D1202794, 02F0902697, 02K1100404, 02L1202369, 02M0802509
E13-6354Lot 02F0902446
E13-6399Lot 02F0902439
E6-545Lot 02F0902436
E7-4578Lot 02F0902443
RN6-5106M5Lot 02D0901672
RN7-536M5Lot 02F1003837
TEV100Lot 02A0801205
V-2599Lot 02G1101500
X-5424Lot 02F0802055, 02F0802055
X6-692WLot 02B0900765
Amount recalled
32,271 ea.

This recall covers 7 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 6 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Product does not meet minimum needle attachment strength requirements; thus, the needle can become detached from the suture during use.

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 14, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:30 PM UTC

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