Reported Sep 14, 2016 · Terminated

Nylon Surgical Suture for human use and vet use, sold under brand name Riverlon, Securolon, Weblon. Product is sterile.…

Riverpoint Medical, LLC

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: Riverpoint Medical, LLC · 825 NE 25th Ave · Portland, OR · 97232-2304

Is this the product you have?

  • Nylon Surgical Suture for human use and vet use, sold under brand name Riverlon, Securolon, Weblon. Product is sterile
  • Part numbers663BK 663BL 664BL 928BK
  • Product UsageFor use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, including use in cardiovascular, ophthalmic, and neurological surgery
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot For human use160210-02
  • Lots For Vet use160223-03V 160302-06V 160202-01V 160217-02V 160224-03V 160218-03V 160204-01
Amount recalled
2110 boxes distributed in the US and 72 boxes distributed outside US

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

Nylon Surgical Sutures are recalled because the seals may become open during distribution or subsequent packaging.

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 22, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:45 PM UTC

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