| Date Initiated by Firm | September 25, 2024 |
| Date Posted | November 07, 2024 |
| Recall Status1 |
Open3, Classified |
| Recall Number | Z-0319-2025 |
| Recall Event ID |
95516 |
| 510(K)Number | K183183 |
| Product Classification |
Suture, absorbable, synthetic, polyglycolic acid - Product Code GAM
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| Product | Coated VICRYL Polyglactin 910 Suture VIO 36IN(90CM) USP0(M3.5) S/A CT, Product Number J358H |
| Code Information |
UDI-DI: 10705031237308 (each); 30705031237302 (box);
Lot Number: QP2AJM |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Ethicon, Inc. 1000 Route 202 Raritan NJ 08869-1425
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| For Additional Information Contact | Ethicon Customer Service 877-384-4266 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Complaints were received regarding needle pull-off and suture degradation. Analysis on returned product from this lot confirmed that some sutures were visually degraded in the package. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Under Investigation by firm |
| Action | An URGENT: FIELD SAFETY NOTICE was sent to customers beginning on 9/25/24.
ACTION REQUIRED
1. Examine your inventory immediately to determine if you have product subject to this recall on hand and quarantine such product(s). If you have product subject to this recall, please maintain a copy of this notice with the quarantined product and keep a copy for your records.
2. Communicate the issue to relevant operating room or materials management personnel, or anyone else in your facility who needs to be informed. If any product subject to this recall has been forwarded to another facility, contact that facility to arrange return. Please consider including a copy of this recall letter when communicating.
3. Complete the Business Reply Form (BRF) (Attachment 3) confirming receipt of this notice and fax or email to [Enter Affiliate Information] within three (3) business days. Please return the BRF even if you do not have product subject to this recall.
4. Customers are required to return unused VICRYL" (polyglactin 910) Suture subject to this recall that are in inventory immediately. To receive credit or replacement product as appropriate, customers must return product subject to this recall no later than December 31, 2024 to [Enter Affiliate Information]. Any non-affected product and any product returned after the date specified will not be eligible for credit or replacement product.
5. Keep this notice visibly posted for awareness until all product subject to this recall has been returned to [Enter Affiliate Information].
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| Quantity in Commerce | 31,032 units |
| Distribution | International distribution to the country of China. |
| Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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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 The manufacturer has initiated the recall and not all products have been corrected or removed. This record will be updated as the status changes.
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| 510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = GAM
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