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Class 2 Device Recall Panacryl Absorbable Suture

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 Class 2 Device Recall Panacryl Absorbable Suturesee related information
Date Initiated by FirmFebruary 16, 2006
Date PostedMay 27, 2006
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on December 07, 2006
Recall NumberZ-0907-06
Recall Event ID 34682
510(K)NumberK964345 K974299 
Product Classification suture - Product Code GAM
ProductPanacryl 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.  MH2548, MH2549, MH2550, MH2744, MH2745, MH7477, MH7478, MH7479, MH7481, MH7482, MH7495, MH7636, MH7637, MH7638, MH7703R, MH7708, MH7709, MH7710, MJ2180, MJ2181, MJ2182, MJ2213, MJ2214, MJ2739, MJ2740, MJ2741R, MJ2742R, MJ2743R, MJ2789, MJ7119, MJ7120, MJ7121R, MJ7330, MJ7331, MJ7332, MJ7363, MJ7364, MJ7365, MJ7706, MJ7707, MJ7826, MJ7827, MJ7886, MJ7900R, MJ7901R, MJ7902R, MJ7969, MJ7970, MJ7971, MJ7975, MJ7976, MJ7978, MJ7979, MJ7980, MJ7981, MJ7982, MJ7983, MJ7984, MJ7985, MJ7986, MJ7990, MJ7991, MJ7993, MJ7994, MJ8013, MJ8018, MJ8019, MJ8020R, MJ8021, MJ8022R, MJ8023R, MK2185, MK7186, MK7269, MK7343, MK7344, MK7376, MK7468, MK7469, MK7471, MK7472, MK7473, MK7474, MK7477, MK7478, MK7479, MK7480R, MK7481, MK7482, MK7483, MK7484, MK7486, MK7487, MK7501, MK7502, MK7503, MK7504, MK7505, MK7506, MK7507, MK7564, MK7565, MK7566, MK7567, MK7634, MK7822, MK7824, MK8014, MK8015, MK8016, MK8017, MK8023, MK8024, ML2020, ML2191, ML2941, ML7175R, ML7250, ML7424, 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PJ7255D, PJ7259, PJ7259D, PJ7440, PJ7549, PJ7577, PJ7578, PJ7584, PJ7584D, PJ7588, PJ7589, PJ7590, PJ7599D, PJ7599S, PJ7600, PJ7600D, PJ7601, PJ7606, PJ7606D, PJ7695, PJ7710, PJ9703, PJ9704D, PJ9704S, PJ9705, PJ9711, PJ9720, PJ9740, PJ9855, PJ9856, PJ9857, PJ9860, PJ9861, PJ9861D, PJ9866, PJ9866D, PJ9867, PJ9901, PJ9902, PK2198, PK2199, PK2244, PK2292, PK2405, PK2407, PK2409, PK2414, PK2441, PK2501, PK2522, PK2578, PK2583, PK2590, PK2644, PK2650, PK2654, PK2672, PK2689, PK2704, PK2705, PK2707, PK2734, PK2746, PK2748, PK2790, PK2803, PK2804, PK2806, PK2807, PK2837, PK7354, PK7381, PK7383, PK7384, PK9715, PK9715D, PK9717, PK9718, PK9720, PK9721, PK9733, PK9744, PK9746, PK9746D, PK9747, PK9748, PK9763, PK9782, PK9783, PK9784, PK9850, PK9851, PK9867, PK9885, PL2099, PL2196, PL2196D, PL2197, PL2197D, PL2198, PL2199, PL2199D, PL2200, PL2200D, PL2407, PL2412, PL2417, PL2417D, PL2418, PL2424, PL2424D, PL2448, PL2449, PL2505, PL2534, PL2538, PL2539, PL2572, PL2583, PL2597, PL2597D, PL2598, PL7126, PL7510, PL7594, PL7595, PL7705, PL7706, PL7799, PL7799D, PL9702, PL9709, PL9710, PL9713, PL9741, PL9741D, PL9745, PL9746, PL9756, PL9820, PL9837, PL9861, PM2071, PM2072, PM2140, PM2142, PM2423, PM2424, PM2465, PM2515, PM2762, PM2763, PM2764, PM7259, PM7448, PM7449, PM7450, PM7533, PM7534, PM7763, PM7763D, PM7764, PM7764D, PM9702, PM9704, PM9715, PM9717, PM9732, PM9734, PM9747, PM9748, PP2048, PP2410, PP2491, PP2536, PP2576, PP2578, PP2715, PP7163, PP7183, PP7184, PP7408S, PP7453, PP7454, PP9707, PP9708, PP9722, PP9723, PP9724, PP9735, PP9750, PP9835, QA2074, QA2075, QA2174, QA2236, QA2311, QA2413, QA2455, QA2486, QA2486D, QA2487, QA2491, QA2576, QA2590, QA2598, QA2609, QA2613, QA2636, QA7249, QA7250, QA7251, QA7956, QA7997, QB2040, QB2041, QB2075D, QB2075S, QB2076S, QB2087, QB2088, QB2121, QB2393, QB7120, QB7120D, QB7121, QB7122, QB7122D, QB7257, QB7703, QB7704, QB7854, QB7973, QB7974, QB9005, QB9006, QB9008, QB9009, QB9033, QB9047, QB9109, QB9134, QB9140, QB9269, QB9272, QB9282, QB9282D, QB9294, QB9340, QB9341, QB9344, QB9345, QB9347, QB9348, QB9373, QB9373D, QB9395, QB9405, QB9406, QB9415, QC2008, QC2015, QC2093, QC2121, QC2267, QC2294S, QC2468, QC2469, QC7139, QC7140, QC7141, QC7142, QC7161, QC7240, QC7241, QC7242, QC7324, QC8025, QC8026, QC9002, QC9004, QC9012, QC9089, QC9095, QC9102, QC9135, QC9252, QC9253, QC9256, QC9257, QC9264, QD2063S, QD2211, QD7624, QD7630, QD7752, QD9002, QD9021, QD9026, QD9029, QD9081, QD9093, QD9093D, QD9095, QD9111, QD9119, QD9120, QD9214, QD9251, QE2132, QE2402, QE2403, QE2404, QE7324, QE7655, QE7828, QE7829, QE9014, QE9016, QE9028, QE9029, QE9043, QE9136, QE9204, QE9233, QE9272, QG2412, QG2424, QG2439, QG2567, QG2568, QG7919, QG8133, QG9067, QG9096, QG9108, QG9130, QG9382, QG9393, QG9425, QG9428, QG9510, QH2040, QH2252, QH7484, QH7899, QH7900, QH7916, QH7918, QH7919, QH7920, QH7921, QH9006, QH9015, QH9017, QH9019, QH9021, QH9022, QH9039, QH9040, QH9041, QH9054, QH9055, QH9056, QH9066, QH9067, QH9073, QH9089, QH9093, QH9105, QH9107, QH9123, QH9141, QH9147, QH9184, QH9217, QH9437, QH9441, QH9446, QJ2017, QJ2263, QJ7337, QJ7504, QJ7614, QJ7938, QJ7976, QJ7977, QJ7978, QJ8014, QJ8015, QJ8033, QJ9004, QJ9019, QJ9033, QJ9058, QJ9059, QJ9075, QJ9081, QJ9082, QJ9135, QJ9136, QJ9161, QJ9162, QJ9195, QJ9208, QJ9252, QJ9275, QJ9357, QJ9366, QK2087, QK2234, QK2235, QK2258, QK2447, QK2456, QK2469, QK2475, QK7504, QK7571, QK7581, QK7592, QK7643, QK7644, QK8012, QK8209, QK8236, QK8257, QK8258, QK9016, QK9066, QK9067, QK9077, QK9088, QK9089, QK9115, QK9119, QK9120, QK9141, QK9152, QK9154, QK9169, QK9213, QK9215, QK9216, QK9248, QK9256, QK9257, QK9258, QK9259, QK9263, QK9280, QK9281, QK9315, QK9371, QK9399, QK9411, QK9427, QL2459, QL2462, QL2489, QL7504, QL7505, QL7703, QL7960, QL7961, QL8056, QL9026, QL9061, QL9062, QL9081, QL9139, QL9157, QL9238, QL9273, QL9306, QL9309, QL9313, QL9324, QL9347, QL9348, QL9356, QL9364, QL9365, QL9373, QL9374, QL9375, QL9384, QL9385, QL9394, QL9397, QL9408S, QL9424, QM2021, QM2056, QM2057, QM2084, QM2085, QM7357, QM7448, QM7794, QM7983, QM9020, QM9073, QM9083, QM9092, QM9161, QM9162, QM9163, QM9177, QM9199, QM9204, QM9205, QM9230, QM9249, QM9251, QM9269, QM9312, QM9317, QM9352, QP2050, QP2056, QP2070, QP2072, QP2083, QP2110, QP2111, QP2126, QP2127, QP2157, QP2167, QP2169, QP2182, QP2185, QP2227, QP2228, QP2406, QP7568, QP7579, QP7775, QP7960, QP8017, QP8018S, QP9364, QP9392, QP9452, RA2026, RA2038, RA2414, RA2560, RA7572, RA8206, RA9010, RA9034, RA9035, RA9039, RA9040, RA9059, RA9063, RA9102, RA9141, RA9163, RA9164, RA9172, RA9223, RA9363, RA9390, RA9393, RA9426, RB2214, RB2215, RB2258, RB7053, RB7489, RB7687, RB7912, RB9015, RB9016, RB9063, RB9083, RB9087, RB9092, RB9094, RB9095, RB9096, RB9128, RB9150, RB9161, RB9175, RB9201, RB9206, RB9240, RB9251, RB9274, RB9283, RB9290, RC2163, RC2419, RC2420, RC7331R, RC7477, RC7498, RC7499, RC7644, RC8146, RC9009, RC9014, RC9015, RC9055, RC9073, RC9098, RC9123, RC9136, RC9137, RC9138, RC9144, RC9158, RC9173, RC9174, 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Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer
Ethicon, Inc.
US Highway 22 West
Somerville NJ 08876
For Additional Information ContactCindy 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 2
Other
ActionCustomer notification letter was sent out on 3/28/2006 alerting the customer to the problem with the suture.
Quantity in Commerce1,061,712 sutures
DistributionThere 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 CycleTPLC 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) Database510(K)s with Product Code = GAM
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