Reported Oct 1, 2014 · Terminated

The synthetic non-absorbable surgical sutures CARDIOXYL are composed of a polyester [poly(ethylene terephtalate)]…

Peters Surgical

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: Peters Surgical · 42 Rue Benoit Frachon · Bobigny, N/A · N/A

Is this the product you have?

  • The synthetic non-absorbable surgical sutures CARDIOXYL are composed of a polyester [poly(ethylene terephtalate)] braids, with or without PLEDGET of different sizes. CARDIOXYL braids are coated with polysiloxane. CARDIOXYL sutures are green dyed (D&C green # 6, CI 61565) and white (undyed). Some packs are composed of green and white braids to facilitate location during use. CARDIOXYL sutures comply with the requirements of the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) and the European Pharmacopoeia (EP) for non-absorbable surgical sutures
  • Type of packaging-
  • UnitSutures are packed in a support card Onepak or in a pack under an external polyethylene/ paper peel pouch. -
  • Box36 units for double armed (36 sutures), 24 units for ligatures (24 reels), 12 packs for double armed (5 Green/5 White) (120 sutures)
Lot codes and dates

84 of 84 products

Products covered by this recall
#BarcodesProduct as published
13661522016527Item reference: 73P20B , Batch number: 1902 , Expiration date: 09/2018 , GTIN on box label: 3661522016527
23661522016527Item reference: 73P20B , Batch number: 987180 , Expiration date: 07/2018 , GTIN on box label: 3661522016527
33661522016527Item reference: 73P20B , Batch number: 997390 , Expiration date: 08/2018 , GTIN on box label: 3661522016527
43661522016701Item reference: 73P30AA , Batch number: 932870 , Expiration date: 02/2018 , GTIN on box label: 3661522016701
53661522029510Item reference: 73P30AG , Batch number: 931880 , Expiration date: 12/2017 , GTIN on box label: 3661522029510
63661522029510Item reference: 73P30AG , Batch number: 932880 , Expiration date: 01/2018 , GTIN on box label: 3661522029510
73661522029510Item reference: 73P30AG , Batch number: 952490 , Expiration date: 03/2018 , GTIN on box label: 3661522029510
83661522029510Item reference: 73P30AG , Batch number: 954720 , Expiration date: 04/2018 , GTIN on box label: 3661522029510
93661522029510Item reference: 73P30AG , Batch number: 961280 , Expiration date: 06/2018 , GTIN on box label: 3661522029510
103661522029510Item reference: 73P30AG , Batch number: 967610 , Expiration date: 07/2018 , GTIN on box label: 3661522029510
113661522029510Item reference: 73P30AG , Batch number: 967620 , Expiration date: 10/2018 , GTIN on box label: 3661522029510
123661522029510Item reference: 73P30AG , Batch number: E04258 , Expiration date: 12/2018 , GTIN on box label: 3661522029510
133661522016923Item reference: 73P30AI , Batch number: 2415 , Expiration date: 10/2018 , GTIN on box label: 3661522016923
143661522016923Item reference: 73P30AI , Batch number: 911280 , Expiration date: 11/2017 , GTIN on box label: 3661522016923
153661522016923Item reference: 73P30AI , Batch number: 953070 , Expiration date: 03/2018 , GTIN on box label: 3661522016923
163661522016923Item reference: 73P30AI , Batch number: 997980 , Expiration date: 09/2018 , GTIN on box label: 3661522016923
173661522024348Item reference: 73P30AM , Batch number: 5006 , Expiration date: 01/2019 , GTIN on box label: 3661522024348
183661522024348Item reference: 73P30AM , Batch number: 913570 , Expiration date: 12/2017 , GTIN on box label: 3661522024348
193661522024256Item reference: 73P30AN , Batch number: 4282 , Expiration date: 12/2018 , GTIN on box label: 3661522024256
203661522024256Item reference: 73P30AN , Batch number: 904700 , Expiration date: 12/2017 , GTIN on box label: 3661522024256
Amount recalled
4,976 units

This recall covers 2 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other one is below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

A potential splitting of the surface treatment of the thread ends on certain sutures has recently been identified.

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 Dec 13, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:02 PM UTC

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