BEUDAMED
    FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

    Helitene Absorbable Collagen Hemostatic Sponge Helitene is indicated in surgical procedures (other than ophthalmological and urological surgery) as an adjunct to hemostasis when control of bleeding by ligature or conventional procedures is ineffective or impractical.

    Recall: Z-1290-2013 · Reported May 22, 2013

    Enforcement

    Recall Number
    Z-1290-2013
    Event ID
    64778
    Classification
    Class II
    Status
    Terminated
    Product Type
    Devices
    Firm
    Integra LifeSciences Corporation
    Voluntary / Mandated
    Voluntary: Firm initiated
    Initial Notification
    Letter
    Report Date
    May 22, 2013
    Initiation Date
    March 28, 2013
    Classification Date
    May 10, 2013
    Termination Date
    June 3, 2015
    Address
    105 Morgan Ln, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536-3339, United States

    Description

    Helitene Absorbable Collagen Hemostatic Sponge Helitene is indicated in surgical procedures (other than ophthalmological and urological surgery) as an adjunct to hemostasis when control of bleeding by ligature or conventional procedures is ineffective or impractical.

    Reason

    Due to the process deviation, product lots in question may have been released with higher levels of pyrogens than permitted by the specifications for the products.

    Code Info

    1110788, 1112217 1110222, 1111357 1111602, 1105255 1110224, 1110225 1111601, 1110223 1110790, 1111603

    Distribution

    Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and countries of: Arab Emirates, Argentina, Belgium, Brasil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Spain, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Peru, Singapore, Thailand, and South Africa.

    Quantity

    14, 525 boxes