Class 2 Device Recall Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polyethylene

• Date Initiated by Firm: March 11, 2014
• Date Posted: May 07, 2014
• Recall Status: Terminated on August 14, 2017
• Recall Number: Z-1557-2014
• Recall Event ID: 67711
• 510(K)Number: K930738
• Product Classification: Suture, nonabsorbable, steel, monofilament and multifilament, sterile - Product Code GAQ
• Product: Teleflex Medical, Research Triangle Park, NC, Polypropylene, Rx Only, Sterile, Distributed by Boston Scientific, Natick, MA; CAPIO Green Braided Coated Polyglycolic Acid Suture, Synthetic Absorbable Surgical Suture SUP, RX Only, Teleflex; Deklene II Polypropylene Blue Monofil, Blue Monofilament Polypropylene Suture, Nonabsorbable Surgical Suture USP, Deknatel; Deklene MAXX, Blue Monofilament Polypropylene suture Nonabsorbable Surgical Suture USP, Deknatel.; ; Indicated for use in soft tissue approximation.
• Code Information: Product Code 833-123 - Lot 02A0902858, 02D0900775, 02G1003092, 02H1100535, 02H1100536, 02K1102309, Product Code 833-124 - Lot 02A1200503, 02B1101450, 02C0903400, 02D0900010, 02D0900103, 02D1003285, 02D1003286 02F1302321, 02G1000045, 02G1300348, 02G1301122, 02H1100494, 02L0803407, 02L1100009, 02M1002289, 02M1101933, 02F1302322, Product Code 833-213 - Lot 02H1100687, Product Code D-5007K - Lot 02B1002310, 02C1103731, 02F1100069, 02H1102294, Product Code D-5007M4A - Lot 02M0902844, Product Code D-5007M4K - Lot 02C1002252, 02F1100124, Product Code D-7016M4K - Lot 02G1301749, Product Code D-7070K - Lot 02A1103450, 02B1002276, Product Code D-7070M4K - Lot 02C1103707, 02F1301100, 02G1100876, 02G1301739, 02F1101036, 02J1301343, 02K0900010, Product Code D-7076M1K - Lot 02H1103237, Product Code D-7375K - Lot 02A1201015, Product Code D-793M4K - Lot 02L1002488, Product Code ED-6072 - Lot 02C1002218, 02E1002342, 02J0902517, Product Code ED-6276 - Lot 02F0902457, Product Code ED-6896 - Lot 02A0902278, 02B0900089, 02B0901762, 02C0900661, 02C1002207, 02D0900634, 02D1100186, 02E0901921, 02E0902608, 02E1301581, 02H1300608, 02J0900501, 02K0901590, 02K0902406, 02L0900676, 02M0901869, 02G1301755, Product Code ED-852 - Lot 02G1002594, Product Code ED-863 - Lot 02B0902976, 02D0902457, 02M0901348.
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Teleflex Medical; 4024 Stirrup Creek Dr; Durham NC 27703-9000
• For Additional Information Contact: Michael T. Taggart; 919-433-4940
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: Product does not meet minimum needle attachment strength requirements; thus, the needle can become detached from the suture during use.
• FDA Determined Cause: Employee error
• Action: Urgent Medical Device Recall Notification letters were issued on March 11, 2014 to consignees. The letter requested that customers discontinue use and quarantine any product on hand. The attached Recall Acknowledgment Form should be completed and returned to Teleflex regardless of whether affected product is on hand or not. Once received a customer service representative will contact customers with instructions on how to return the affected product. Questions should be directed to Customer Service at 1-866-246-6990.
• Quantity in Commerce: 32,271 ea.
• Distribution: Worldwide Distribution -- USA, including the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, LA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NV, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV, and WI; and countries of Canada, Germany, and Ireland.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

¹ A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls.
² Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
³ For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.

• 510(K) Database: 510(K)s with Product Code = GAQ and Original Applicant = DEKNATEL, INC.