Reported Sep 25, 2013 · Terminated

TWINFIX Ultra HA 5.5 mm Suture Anchor with 2 ULTRABRAID Suture, Blue / Black; Part Number: 72202626 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 5.5 mm Suture Anchor with 2 ULTRABRAID Suture, Blue / Black
  • Part Number72202626 Biodegradable suture anchor
Lot codes and dates
    • 50324715
    • 50324960
    • 50326833
    • 50336719
    • 50336768
    • 50339643
    • 50339651
    • 50341854
    • 50344396
    • 50348650
    • 50349838
    • 50350841
    • 50351449
    • 50353295
    • 50360151
    • 50363875
    • 50368586
    • 50372045
    • 50374017
    • 50375716
    • 50378770
    • 50381624
    • 50387868
    • 50390937
    • 50395330
    • 50397700
    • 50402973
    • 50404638
    • 50406692
    • 50408058
    • 50412954
    • 50415137
    • 50416799
    • 50418989
    • 50429269
    • 50429640
    • 50429642
    • 50429832
    • 50431134
    • 50439753
    • 50439754
    • 50442740
    • 50443625
Amount recalled
3827 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, 5:32 PM UTC

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