Reported May 14, 2014 · Terminated

Teleflex Medical, Research Triangle Park, NC, Polypropylene, 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, Polypropylene, Rx Only, Sterile, Distributed by Boston Scientific, Natick, MA; CAPIO Green Braided Coated Polyglycolic Acid Suture, Synthetic Absorbable Surgical Suture SUP, RX Only, Teleflex; Deklene II Polypropylene Blue Monofil, Blue Monofilament Polypropylene Suture, Nonabsorbable Surgical Suture USP, Deknatel; Deklene MAXX, Blue Monofilament Polypropylene suture Nonabsorbable Surgical Suture USP, Deknatel. Indicated for use in soft tissue approximation.
Lot codes and dates

17 of 17 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
833-124Lot 02A0902858, 02D0900775, 02G1003092, 02H1100535, 02H1100536, 02K1102309
833-213Lot 02A1200503, 02B1101450, 02C0903400, 02D0900010, 02D0900103, 02D1003285, 02D1003286 02F1302321, 02G1000045, 02G1300348, 02G1301122, 02H1100494, 02L0803407, 02L1100009, 02M1002289, 02M1101933, 02F1302322
D-5007KLot 02H1100687
D-5007M4ALot 02B1002310, 02C1103731, 02F1100069, 02H1102294
D-5007M4KLot 02M0902844
D-7016M4KLot 02C1002252, 02F1100124
D-7070KLot 02G1301749
D-7070M4KLot 02A1103450, 02B1002276
D-7076M1KLot 02C1103707, 02F1301100, 02G1100876, 02G1301739, 02F1101036, 02J1301343, 02K0900010
D-7375KLot 02H1103237
D-793M4KLot 02A1201015
ED-6072Lot 02L1002488
ED-6276Lot 02C1002218, 02E1002342, 02J0902517
ED-6896Lot 02F0902457
ED-852Lot 02A0902278, 02B0900089, 02B0901762, 02C0900661, 02C1002207, 02D0900634, 02D1100186, 02E0901921, 02E0902608, 02E1301581, 02H1300608, 02J0900501, 02K0901590, 02K0902406, 02L0900676, 02M0901869, 02G1301755
ED-863Lot 02G1002594
Lot 02B0902976, 02D0902457, 02M0901348.
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, 6:51 PM UTC

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