Reported Jun 26, 2024 · Ongoing

PDS Plus Antibacterial (polydioxanone) Suture - Intended for use in general soft tissue approximation, including use in…

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?

  • PDS Plus Antibacterial (polydioxanone) Suture - Intended for use in general soft tissue approximation, including use in paediatric cardiovascular tissue, in microsurgery and in ophthalmic surgery. These sutures are particularly useful where the combination of an absorbable suture and extended wound support (up to six weeks) is desirable
  • PRODUCT CODEPDP304H PDP316H PDP341H
Lot codes and dates
  • GTIN10705031047976 10705031048027 10705031048119 PRODUCT CODE PRODUCT LOTS PDP304H TLMJLZ PDP316H UAMKDC PDP341H UBMCZA
Amount recalled
45828 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, 6:49 PM UTC

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