Reported Sep 25, 2013 · Terminated

OSTEORAPTOR CURVED 2.3 mm Suture Anchor SA ULTRABRAID COBRAID Suture, Blue; Part Number: 72203290 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 SA ULTRABRAID COBRAID Suture, Blue
  • Part Number72203290 Biodegradable suture anchor
Lot codes and dates
    • 50364854
    • 50366872
    • 50366972
    • 50366980
    • 50366985
    • 50366989
    • 50370760
    • 50370771
    • 50370940
    • 50371292
    • 50376475
    • 50385813
    • 50386237
    • 50386563
    • 50386749
    • 50388066
    • 50391012
    • 50394695
    • 50396184
    • 50400301
    • 50400306
    • 50400307
    • 50403488
    • 50404241
    • 50406445
    • 50407524
    • 50407571
    • 50410789
    • 50411371
    • 50414977
    • 50415258
    • 50415670
    • 50416148
    • 50417206
    • 50418093
    • 50418993
    • 50420658
    • 50423443
    • 50429652
    • 50430190
    • 50430402
    • 50431731
    • 50433933
    • 50435319
    • 50441441
    • 50442649
    • 50444415
    • 50445034
    • 50445760
    • 50447482
    • 50448060
    • 50448722
    • 50450469
    • 50451783
    • 50453148
    • 50454104
    • 50455627
    • 50456912
    • 50458608
    • 50460242
Amount recalled
10296 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, 4:51 PM UTC

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