Reported Sep 25, 2013 · Terminated

BIORAPTOR 2.9 mm Suture Anchor Straight, pack of 2 ULTRABRAID Suture; Part Number: 72200690 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 Straight
    • pack of 2 ULTRABRAID Suture
  • Part Number72200690 Biodegradable suture anchor
Lot codes and dates
    • 50253115
    • 50253116
    • 50253563
    • 50258921
    • 50259836
    • 50261046
    • 50261482
    • 50266078
    • 50266098
    • 50266396
    • 50266957
    • 50270377
    • 50271281
    • 50273022
    • 50274567
    • 50281658
    • 50291542
    • 50293283
    • 50298902
    • 50302160
    • 50304442
    • 50308346
    • 50310770
    • 50323628
    • 50328862
    • 50348760
    • 50349091
    • 50350411
    • 50353298
    • 50359945
    • 50360003
    • 50361170
    • 50361752
    • 50364587
    • 50366305
    • 50380819
    • 50382582
    • 50386154
    • 50387219
    • 50387852
    • 50388184
    • 50388737
    • 50389115
    • 50389772
    • 50417524
    • 50452589
    • 50464571
Amount recalled
725 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, 6:49 PM UTC

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