Reported Jul 25, 2018 · Terminated
PROLENE SUTURE 36"(90CM) 4-0 BLUE, D7768
Ethicon, Inc.
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: Ethicon, Inc. · Us Highway 22 West · Somerville, NJ · 08876
Is this the product you have?
PROLENE SUTURE 36"(90CM) 4-0 BLUED7768
- Lot codes and dates
KDH099KDJ422KDJ564KEB962KEE491KEE541KKH770KKJ554KKJ555KKJ688KMB434KMP958KPH281KPP708KPP709LBJ626LCH208LDH331LEP836LGB696LGP653LHB978LHH617LJE597LKH051LMH352LPJ187LPJ672LPP509MCJ330MCJ448MDH289MCQ533
- Amount recalled
- 15180
This recall covers 19 products
The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 18 are below.
6 more are in the archive.
Where it was sold
Why it was recalled
The needle associated with certain suture product codes has the potential to perforate the packaging due to a packaging design issue. A perforated package has the potential to cause a soft tissue injury to a healthcare professional handling the subject product or a patient infection due to a breach of sterility within the packaging if it goes unnoticed by the healthcare professional.
This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.
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