Reported Jul 8, 2020 · Ongoing

PERMA-HAND/MERSILK SILK BLU and VIRGIN SILK BLU, Product Codes EH7457G EH7983G FV768 FV769 FV7771 U7058 U7059 W1782…

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?

  • PERMA-HAND/MERSILK SILK BLU and VIRGIN SILK BLU, Product Codes
    • EH7457G
    • EH7983G
    • FV768
    • FV769
    • FV7771
    • U7058
    • U7059
    • W1782
    • W1784
    • W1819
    • W1820
    • W818
    • W819
    • W870
Lot codes and dates
  • Lots

    152 of 152 codes

    • JPM942
    • KL6991
    • LGM827
    • LEZ809
    • MK6383
    • MMZ678
    • JLK294
    • KDZ665
    • KGK318
    • LB6583
    • LBZ323
    • MHZ265
    • JKM117
    • KGZ428
    • LCM926
    • LJ6781
    • JK5467
    • KG6391
    • KGK122
    • LDM751
    • LGM998
    • MLZ444
    • JJH828
    • JJQ472
    • JPE958
    • JPH660
    • JPJ413
    • KDB811
    • KDP880
    • KEA813
    • KED040
    • KEH484
    • KJH714
    • KKH186
    • KKH414
    • KKH422
    • KKJ413
    • KKQ351
    • LAH173
    • LAH250
    • MLQ803
    • MLQ983
    • LMH564
    • MLH118
    • JHH622
    • JKH290
    • JKH291
    • JKJ367
    • JMH262
    • JMH451
    • KCJ065
    • KCJ468
    • KGH971
    • KGJ788
    • KJH581
    • KKJ280
    • KMH239
    • LBJ014
    • LEH309
    • LMB752
Amount recalled
99,612 eaches

Why it was recalled

Lots of size 8-0 Blue twisted Silk Suture may not meet the stringent full shelf life of 5 years

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

Data as of Sep 19, 6:16 PM UTC

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