FDA Recall Terminated

Prolene Polyproplyene Mesh, 3'' x 6'', Nonabsorbable Synthetic Surgical Mesh; six packages per box; sterile; product code PMII; Ethicon Inc., Somerville, NJ 08876

Recall: Z-0243-04 · Initiated November 3, 2003

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0243-04
Event Number
27654
Firm
Cardinal Health
FEI Number
3001236905
Product Code
FTL
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Other
Initiated
November 3, 2003
Posted
December 18, 2003
Terminated
November 18, 2008
Address
1430 Waukegan Rd, Mc Gaw Park, IL, 60085-6726

Description

Prolene Polyproplyene Mesh, 3'' x 6'', Nonabsorbable Synthetic Surgical Mesh; six packages per box; sterile; product code PMII; Ethicon Inc., Somerville, NJ 08876

Reason

Counterfeit mesh product labeled as Ethicon Prolene Polypropylene Mesh, product code PMII.

Action

Cardinal Health notified all of their hospital accounts who ordered catalog PMII by letter dated 11/3/03, alerting them to the two lots identifed as counterfeit and requesting the accounts to place all lots on hold in quarantine until further instructions are received. The accounts were requested to call Cardinal Health Customer Service at 800-964-5227 to arrange for product replacement. Cardinal Health customers were sent a follow-up letter dated 11/11/03 with product disposition information, instructing them to return all products bearing lot numbers RBE609 and RJJ130 and all boxes of Prolene with orange dots on the end of the box to Cardinal Health, and to closely examine any remaining boxes to the labeling posted on Ethicon''s website www.Ethicon.com.

Distribution

Nationwide

Quantity

365 boxes