| | Class 2 Device Recall PROLENE Polypropylene Suture |  |
| Date Initiated by Firm | December 20, 2024 |
| Date Posted | February 04, 2025 |
| Recall Status1 |
Open3, Classified |
| Recall Number | Z-1096-2025 |
| Recall Event ID |
96127 |
| 510(K)Number | K133356 |
| Product Classification |
Suture, nonabsorbable, synthetic, polypropylene - Product Code GAW
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| Product | PROLENE Polypropylene Suture, REF: EH7585H, 8706H, 8833H, 8963H, 8935H PROLENE Suture is indicated for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, including use in cardiovascular, ophthalmic, and neurosurgical procedures. |
| Code Information |
REF/UDI-DI-GTIN/Lot(expiration):
EH7585H/10705031097254/103DQR(8/31/2029);
8706H/10705031019430/103E22(8/31/2029), 103EMJ(8/31/2029);
8833H/10705031021037/103HC4(8/31/2029);
8963H/10705031091931/103E8Z(8/31/2029);
8935H/10705031022089/103HBP(8/31/2029)
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| FEI Number |
2648650
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Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Ethicon, LLC Highway 183 Km 8.3 San Lorenzo PR 00754
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| For Additional Information Contact | 787-783-7070 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Sutures may have an open seal on the primary packaging, due to a manufacturing issue on a specific machine, and if issue is undetected could lead to breach in sterility, could introduce pathogens to the patient and cause infection. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Process control |
| Action | On 12/20/2024, Johnson & Johnson Med Tech mailed recall notices to Operating Room Supervisors, Materials Management Personnel, Chief of Surgery, and distributors who were asked to do the following:
1) Examine your inventory immediately to determine if you have product subject to this recall on hand and quarantine such product(s).
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) Contact Sedgwick at 888-548-8526 to arrange affected product return.
4) Keep this notice visibly posted for awareness until all product subject to this recall has been returned to Sedgwick.
5) Complete and return the Business Reply Form via email to ethicon3703@sedgwick.com
If you have additional questions regarding this communication contact the firm's Resource Department at 1-877-ETHICON (1-877-384-4266) open Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET.
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| Quantity in Commerce | 15,948 |
| Distribution | Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI and the countries of AT, AU, BE, CA, CH, CN, CZ, DE, DK, FI, FR, GB, HU, IE, JP, LU, NL, NO, PL, SE, SG, ZA.
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| 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 = GAW
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