Ethicon Fast Absorbing Plain Gut — Class II medical device recall Z-1839-2015
Terminated recall by Ethicon, Inc., reported 2015-07-01, distributed nationwide. Ethicon Fast Absorbing Surgical Gut (Plain) Suture is being recalled because the labeling on the box and foil
| Recall number | Z-1839-2015 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2015-05-08 |
| Classified | 2015-06-25 |
| Reported by FDA | 2015-07-01 |
| Terminated | 2017-06-06 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | CA |
| Quantity | 1,922 units |
| Reason classes | labeling |
| Lot numbers | JC5020, JC5629, JC6395, JC6417, JC6710, JCK328, JCK329, JCK330, JCK384, JCK460, JCK716, JCM475, JCM535, JCM668, JCM669, JCM757, JCZ987, JD6163 |
| Expiration dates | 2019-07-20 |
Product
Ethicon Fast Absorbing Plain Gut - MultiPass Needles, Sterile, Absorbable Surgical Suture, 5-0 (1.5 metric), 18" (45 cm), Conventional Cutting, Lot #JD6163, Exp: July 2019. Fast absorbing surgical gut suture is a strand of collagenous material prepared from the submucosal layers of the small intestine of healthy sheep, or from the serosal layers of the small intestine of healthy cattle. Fast absorbing surgical gut sutures are sterile and elecit only a slight to minimal tissue reaction during absorption.
Reason for recall
Ethicon Fast Absorbing Surgical Gut (Plain) Suture is being recalled because the labeling on the box and foil are incomplete.
Machine access
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