FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

ETHIBOND EXCEL ETHIBOND Polvester Suture-Green 75cm USP1 Single Armed CTX Product Code: X865W Product Usage: ETHIBOND EXCEL Suture is intended for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, including use in cardiovascular, ophthalmic and neurological procedures

Recall: Z-1842-2019 · Reported June 26, 2019

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-1842-2019
Event ID
82909
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Ethicon, Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Report Date
June 26, 2019
Initiation Date
April 19, 2019
Classification Date
June 18, 2019
Termination Date
February 5, 2021
Address
Us Highway 22 West, N/A, Somerville, NJ, 08876, United States

Description

ETHIBOND EXCEL ETHIBOND Polvester Suture-Green 75cm USP1 Single Armed CTX Product Code: X865W Product Usage: ETHIBOND EXCEL Suture is intended for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, including use in cardiovascular, ophthalmic and neurological procedures

Reason

Possibility that a suture raw material containing high endotoxin levels was used in the manufacturing of this lot

Code Info

Lot Code:PBQ797

Distribution

Worldwide - US Nationwide Distribution - IA, NJ, RI, TX, WV Foreign: Canada

Quantity

36 eaches