Reported Sep 25, 2013 · Terminated

OSTEORAPTOR 2.9 mm Suture Anchor with 1 ULTRABRAID Suture, White; Part Number: 72202165 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?

  • OSTEORAPTOR 2.9 mm Suture Anchor with 1 ULTRABRAID Suture, White
  • Part Number72202165 Biodegradable suture anchor
Lot codes and dates
    • 50272335
    • 50272468
    • 50274466
    • 50274792
    • 50275817
    • 50278112
    • 50282209
    • 50283021
    • 50286518
    • 50286657
    • 50286925
    • 50288725
    • 50290551
    • 50291360
    • 50294564
    • 50295956
    • 50296887
    • 50298073
    • 50301797
    • 50307182
    • 50309401
    • 50309926
    • 50310781
    • 50312498
    • 50314440
    • 50319909
    • 50320249
    • 50322931
    • 50323640
    • 50325599
    • 50326068
    • 50329810
    • 50329975
    • 50333958
    • 50335745
    • 50338377
    • 50341064
Amount recalled
4452 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, 4:50 PM UTC

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