Class 2 Device Recall Panacryl Absorbable Suture

• Date Initiated by Firm: February 16, 2006
• Date Posted: May 27, 2006
• Recall Status: Terminated on December 07, 2006
• Recall Number: Z-0907-06
• Recall Event ID: 34682
• 510(K)Number: K964345 K974299
• Product Classification: suture - Product Code GAM
• Product: Panacryl Synthetic Absorbable Suture. Poly(L-lactide/glycolide) Suture. Undyed (white), braided, this suture is a synthetic absorbable sterile surgical suture composed of a copolymer of 95% lactide and 5% glycolide. The suture is coated with a copolymer composed of 90% caprolactone and 10% glycolide.
• Code Information: All codes. 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• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Ethicon, Inc.; US Highway 22 West; Somerville NJ 08876
• For Additional Information Contact: Cindy L. Crosby; 908-218-3365
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: The unique absorption profile of Panacryl in the suture could act as a foreign body so that surgeons should consider its use in specific situations.
• FDA Determined Cause: Other
• Action: Customer notification letter was sent out on 3/28/2006 alerting the customer to the problem with the suture.
• Quantity in Commerce: 1,061,712 sutures
• Distribution: There were 2202 customers in the US and 10 international customers. This product is no longer being marketed by Ethicon. Its last shipment was 7/1/2002. There are US Military and VA Hospitals included. All International customers are the J&J Medical Products Distribution Ctrs located in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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