Reported Sep 25, 2013 · Terminated

BIORAPTOR 2.9 mm Suture Anchor with DURABRAID" Suture; Part Number: 72200783 Biodegradable suture anchor

Smith & Nephew, Inc. Endoscopy Division

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: Smith & Nephew, Inc. Endoscopy Division · 150 Minuteman Drive · Andover, MA · 01810-1031

Is this the product you have?

  • BIORAPTOR 2.9 mm Suture Anchor with DURABRAID" Suture
  • Part Number72200783 Biodegradable suture anchor
Lot codes and dates
    • 50281125
    • 50284266
    • 50287760
    • 50291931
    • 50296472
    • 50300113
    • 50311609
    • 50316176
    • 50321099
    • 50328710
    • 50345983
    • 50346630
    • 50347152
    • 50375169
    • 50379044
    • 50391248
    • 50392390
    • 50409415
    • 50414558
    • 50419568
    • 50421350
    • 50443184
    • 50447005
    • 50449127
Amount recalled
1735 US

This recall covers 26 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 25 are below.

13 more are in the archive.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Pinholes detected in a small number of primary pouches that may constitute a breach of the sterile barrier.

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 Apr 20, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:53 PM UTC

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