Recall Z-2148-2024 ยท GAN Suture, Absorbable, Synthetic
Ethicon, Inc.
MONOCRYL (poliglecaprone 25) Suture - Intended for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation where an absorbable material is indicated PRODUCT CODE: Y315H Y345H Y359H Y398H Y416H Y417H Y426H Y427H Y935H Y936H Y945H
| Date | Jun 14, 2024 (initiated May 10, 2024) |
| Status | Open, Classified |
| Reason | Issue on a specific packaging machine resulted in a hole in the primary packaging, product sterility compromised and could result in infection . |
| Root cause | Under Investigation by firm |
| Action | Erhicon issued Urgent: Medical Device Recall (Removal) letter on May 10, 2024 to US Distributors, primary and secondary consignees via UPS second day. Ethicon Johnson & Johnson affiliates in EMEA, LATAM, APAC and Canada will be contacting all their impacted primary and secondary consignees and/or end customers. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: 1. Determine whether you have inventory of the lots listed in Attachment 1. If so, you may " Option 1: Remove the first package of suture from a complete box, i. Quarantine and return it for credit. You may use the remaini |
| Quantity | 306000 units |
| 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. |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |