Recall Z-1179-2023 ยท GAW Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polypropylene
Covidien, LP
Surgipro Monofilament Polypropylene Sutures Product Description CP-535 SURGIPRO* 1 BLU 100CM GS24 X36 CP-824 SURGIPRO* 1 BLU 150CM GS26 X24 CP-825 SURGIPRO* 2 BLU 150CM GS26 X24 VP-543 SURGIPRO* 2-0 BLU 120CM V20 DA
| Date | Feb 25, 2023 (initiated Dec 2, 2022) |
| Status | Open, Classified |
| Reason | Sterile Barrier Breach of Breather Pouch may cause infection or vision loss for ophthalmic procedures in cases where there is direct patient contact |
| Root cause | Packaging process control |
| Action | Medtronic issued an "URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" letter to US consignees on 01-Dec-2022 via UPS 2-day delivery. OUS countries, notifications are handled via a regionally approved method. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and actions to take: Actions: " Identify and quarantine all unused and non-expired affected non-absorbable sutures. " Please note the affected product may be located within Custom Suture Packs. Please reference Custom Suture Packs to identify affected product. " Please complete the enclosed Customer Confirmation Form (even if your account no longer has affected |
| Quantity | 8604 units |
| Distribution | US Nationwide Distribution and OUS Foreign distribution to countries of: Albania Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia And Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Cambodia Cameroon Canada Canary Islands Chile China Colombia Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Egypt Finland France Geor |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K954808 | USSC POLYPROPLENE SUTURE United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc, Feb 27, 1996 |