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Medical device recalls 2018

PDS Plus Antibacterial — Class II medical device recall Z-2532-2018

Terminated recall by Ethicon, Inc., reported 2018-08-01. Products do not meet a tensile strength specification

Recall numberZ-2532-2018
Product typeMedical device
ClassificationClass II
StatusTerminated
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmEthicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ, United States
Recall initiated2018-06-08
Classified2018-07-24
Reported by FDA2018-08-01
Terminated2020-09-25
Countries outside the USJP
Quantity4,992
Reason classespotency
UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI10705031203983
Lot numbersMBK743

Product

PDS Plus Antibacterial (Polydioxanone) Suture-PDS PLUS Undyed Suture 45cm (18") 4-0 Single Armed PS-4 Prime Needle Product Code: PDP507G (GTIN 10705031203983)

Reason for recall

Products do not meet a tensile strength specification

Machine access

This record, with every extracted code, the verbatim FDA record and provenance, is available from the recall API: GET https://api.data.aroqon.com/v1/recalls/Z-2532-2018. Look up any UPC, UDI, NDC or lot with /v1/recalls/lookup?code=…. API docs · free and paid keys.

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report via openFDA (CC0). Structured by Data Foundry (recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-26. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA. Not medical or legal advice.