FDA Enforcement
Class II
Terminated
Covidien CV-9590 Velosorb Fast Braided Fast absorbable Suture 14 Metric 36" 90 cm, GS-24 Taper 1/2 40 mm, undyed, UDI: 10884521151307
Recall: Z-0949-2021
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Reported February 10, 2021
Enforcement
- Recall Number
- Z-0949-2021
- Event ID
- 87036
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Product Type
- Devices
- Firm
- Riverpoint Medical, LLC
- Voluntary / Mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial Notification
- Letter
- Report Date
- February 10, 2021
- Initiation Date
- December 9, 2020
- Classification Date
- February 3, 2021
- Termination Date
- April 21, 2023
- Address
- 825 NE 25th Ave, Portland, OR, 97232-2304, United States
Description
Covidien CV-9590 Velosorb Fast Braided Fast absorbable Suture 14 Metric 36" 90 cm, GS-24 Taper 1/2 40 mm, undyed, UDI: 10884521151307
Reason
Due to a manufacturing error, there is a potential that sutures may exhibit inadequate tensile strength. This could potentially lead to intra-operative and post-operative complications such as suture break or wound dehiscence.
Code Info
Lot # 19062715X
Distribution
US: NJ OUS: Germany, Croatia, Italy, India, Poland and Spain.
Quantity
3060 units