Reported Jun 26, 2024 · Ongoing

VICRYL Plus Antibacterial (polyglactin 910) Suture - Indicated for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or…

Ethicon, Inc.

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: Ethicon, Inc. · 1000 Route 202 · Raritan, NJ · 08869-1425

Is this the product you have?

  • VICRYL Plus Antibacterial (polyglactin 910) Suture - Indicated for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, except for ophthalmic, cardiovascular and neurological tissues
  • PRODUCT CODEVCP196H VCP417H VCP602H VCP603H VCP662H VCPB259H VCPB946H
Lot codes and dates
  • GTIN
    • 10705031051546
    • 10705031052147
    • 10705031053038
    • 10705031054370
    • 10705031054394
    • 10705031054677
    • 10705031150492
    • 10705031056329
    • 10705031056725
    • 10705031150119
    • 10705031150287
    • 10705031150447
    PRODUCT CODE PRODUCT LOTS VCP196H UBMDDB VCP417H UAMQML VCP602H UAMQQL UAMSCA VCP603H UAMHTC UAMHZZ UAMEDC VCP662H UBMJSH VCPB259H UAMPKR VCPB946H UAMLJA
Amount recalled
55296 units

This recall covers 6 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 5 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Issue on a specific packaging machine resulted in a hole in the primary packaging, product sterility compromised and could result in infection .

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

Data as of Sep 19, 6:53 PM UTC

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