Reported Sep 25, 2013 · Terminated

TWINFIX Ultra PLLA/HA 6.5 mm with 3 ULTRABRAID Suture; Part Number: 72202610 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?

  • TWINFIX Ultra PLLA/HA 6.5 mm with 3 ULTRABRAID Suture
  • Part Number72202610 Biodegradable suture anchor
Lot codes and dates
    • 50325166
    • 50325167
    • 50327043
    • 50336737
    • 50336772
    • 50339647
    • 50339842
    • 50341976
    • 50385698
    • 50397465
    • 50412290
    • 50417528
    • 50426452
    • 50427818
    • 50429624
    • 50429874
    • 50431563
    • 50453525
Amount recalled
1643

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, 5:30 PM UTC

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