Reported Sep 25, 2013 · Terminated

TWINFIX Ultra HA 4.5 mm Suture Anchor with 2 ULTRABRAID Suture, Blue / Black; Part Number: 72202624 Biodegradable…

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?

  • TWINFIX Ultra HA 4.5 mm Suture Anchor with 2 ULTRABRAID Suture, Blue / Black
  • Part Number72202624 Biodegradable suture anchor
Lot codes and dates
  • 67 of 67 codes

    • 50324708
    • 50325149
    • 50326625
    • 50336717
    • 50337106
    • 50339395
    • 50339843
    • 50341977
    • 50344395
    • 50348067
    • 50349691
    • 50350416
    • 50352028
    • 50353294
    • 50354590
    • 50356630
    • 50358741
    • 50360275
    • 50362293
    • 50363529
    • 50368587
    • 50371455
    • 50374778
    • 50376047
    • 50379205
    • 50382798
    • 50385696
    • 50387871
    • 50388024
    • 50390982
    • 50392404
    • 50395800
    • 50400928
    • 50403699
    • 50405378
    • 50408699
    • 50410783
    • 50415863
    • 50417200
    • 50418988
    • 50429268
    • 50429637
    • 50429638
    • 50429830
    • 50430372
    • 50431221
    • 50438924
    • 50439176
    • 50439782
    • 50440819
    • 50442646
    • 50442874
    • 50446662
    • 50447248
    • 50448829
    • 50449442
    • 50449829
    • 50450460
    • 50451214
    • 50452940
Amount recalled
6985 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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