FDA Enforcement Class II Ongoing

PDS Plus Antibacterial (polydioxanone) Suture - Intended for use in general soft tissue approximation, including use in paediatric cardiovascular tissue, in microsurgery and in ophthalmic surgery. These sutures are particularly useful where the combination of an absorbable suture and extended wound support (up to six weeks) is desirable. PRODUCT CODE: PDP304H PDP316H PDP341H

Recall: Z-2147-2024 · Reported June 26, 2024

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-2147-2024
Event ID
94643
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Ethicon, Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
June 26, 2024
Initiation Date
May 10, 2024
Classification Date
June 14, 2024
Address
1000 Route 202, N/A, Raritan, NJ, 08869-1425, United States

Description

PDS Plus Antibacterial (polydioxanone) Suture - Intended for use in general soft tissue approximation, including use in paediatric cardiovascular tissue, in microsurgery and in ophthalmic surgery. These sutures are particularly useful where the combination of an absorbable suture and extended wound support (up to six weeks) is desirable. PRODUCT CODE: PDP304H PDP316H PDP341H

Reason

Issue on a specific packaging machine resulted in a hole in the primary packaging, product sterility compromised and could result in infection .

Code Info

GTIN: 10705031047976 10705031048027 10705031048119 PRODUCT CODE PRODUCT LOTS PDP304H TLMJLZ PDP316H UAMKDC PDP341H UBMCZA

Distribution

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide including PR and the countries of AR, AU, AU, BE, BR, CA, CA, CL, CN, CO, CR, EC, IL, JP, JP, KW, MX, NZ, PA, PR, PR, SA, SG, UY, ZA.

Quantity

45828 units