FDA Enforcement Class II Ongoing

PDS Plus Antibacterial (polydioxanone) Suture, Product Numbers PDP072H40, PDP259H50, PDP416H50, PDP441H50, PDP442H50, PDP489G50, PDP489H40, PDP497G51, PDP497H16, PDP497H40, PDP498H40, PDP502V05, PDP507V05, PDP510V05, PDP515V05, PDP662H50, PDP663H50, PDP684H40, PDP9615H40, PDP9625H40, PDP9626H40, PDP9631H40, PDP9715H15, PDP9715H40, PDP9733H16, PDP9861H40, PDP9865H40, XWPDP421H40, XWPDP423H40, XWPDP442H40, XWPDP443H16

Recall: Z-2616-2023 · Reported September 27, 2023

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-2616-2023
Event ID
92843
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Product Type
Devices
Firm
ETHICON, LLC
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
September 27, 2023
Initiation Date
August 10, 2023
Classification Date
September 20, 2023
Address
475 Calle C Ste 401, Guaynabo, PR, 00969-4292, United States

Description

PDS Plus Antibacterial (polydioxanone) Suture, Product Numbers PDP072H40, PDP259H50, PDP416H50, PDP441H50, PDP442H50, PDP489G50, PDP489H40, PDP497G51, PDP497H16, PDP497H40, PDP498H40, PDP502V05, PDP507V05, PDP510V05, PDP515V05, PDP662H50, PDP663H50, PDP684H40, PDP9615H40, PDP9625H40, PDP9626H40, PDP9631H40, PDP9715H15, PDP9715H40, PDP9733H16, PDP9861H40, PDP9865H40, XWPDP421H40, XWPDP423H40, XWPDP442H40, XWPDP443H16

Reason

Internal testing on returned product from this lot confirmed that some PDS" II (polydioxanone) Sutures from this lot did not meet tensile strength requirement.

Code Info

UDI-DI: 10705031122574, 10705031047952, 10705031048232, 10705031048294, 10705031048300, 10705031048393, 10705031123786, 10705031048447, 10705031123854, 10705031123854, 10705031123861, 10705031203969, 10705031203983, 10705031204010, 10705031204034, 10705031048546, 10705031048553, 10705031124059, 10705031124677, 10705031124691, 10705031124707, 10705031124714, 10705031124752, 10705031124752, 10705031124769, 10705031124875, 10705031124899, 10705031123540, 10705031123564, 10705031123588, 10705031123595; Lot Numbers: RLMCKU, RLMEAL, RLMDST, RMMHLT, RJMMAC, SCMASA, RKMQDX, RKMBEB, SAMERU

Distribution

US Nationwide. Global Distribution.

Quantity

868,363 total units