Reported Sep 25, 2013 · Terminated

OSTEORAPTOR CURVED 2.3 mm Suture Anchor ULTRABRAID COBRAID Suture, Black; Part Number: 72203291 Biodegradable suture…

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 CURVED 2.3 mm Suture Anchor ULTRABRAID COBRAID Suture, Black
  • Part Number72203291 Biodegradable suture anchor
Lot codes and dates
    • 50366964
    • 50366974
    • 50366982
    • 50366987
    • 50366991
    • 50370758
    • 50370941
    • 50370943
    • 50371293
    • 50376477
    • 50387447
    • 50392962
    • 50394696
    • 50397924
    • 50400302
    • 50400308
    • 50408067
    • 50414256
    • 50415787
    • 50417207
    • 50419579
    • 50425118
    • 50428815
    • 50429654
    • 50431732
    • 50435075
    • 50435211
    • 50444669
    • 50445035
    • 50445761
    • 50445877
    • 50450950
    • 50458418
    • 50458435
Amount recalled
4946 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, 5:26 PM UTC

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