Recall Z-2149-2024 ยท GAM Suture, Absorbable, Synthetic, Polyglycolic Acid
Ethicon, Inc.
MONOCRYL Plus Antibacterial (poliglecaprone 25) Suture - Intended for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation where an absorbable material is indicated. PRODUCT CODE: MCP266H13 MCP3200H16 MCP3212H16 MCP3213H16 MCP340H13 MCP345H13 MCP416H14 MCP417H14 MCP426H13 MCP427H13 MCP4423H16 MCP4424H14 MCP442H14 MCP496H16 MCP497H16 MCP604H13 MCP936H13 MCP945H14 MCPB346H13
| 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 | 287892 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 |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K201996 | Monocryl Plus Antibacterial Suture ETHICON, Inc., Dec 21, 2020 |