Peters Surgical recalls The synthetic non-absorbable surgical sutures CARDIOXYL are composed of a polyester [poly(ethylene terephtalate)] braids

Recalled October 1, 2014 · FDA recall Z-2675-2014 · Peters Surgical

Hazard

A potential splitting of the surface treatment of the thread ends on certain sutures has recently been identified. · FDA Class II

Units

4,976 units

Sold at

Worldwide Distribution- US: Nationwide (CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, WA); and countries: ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, CAMBODIA, CHINA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EGYPT, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, HUNGARY, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, LEBANON, LIBYA, MALAYSIA, MAURITIUS, MOLDOVA, MOROCCO, MYANMAR, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORTH KOREA, PAKISTAN, PERU, POLAND, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, UNITED KINGDOM, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM, YEMEN

Description

A potential splitting of the surface treatment of the thread ends on certain sutures has recently been identified.

Product

The synthetic non-absorbable surgical sutures CARDIOXYL are composed of a polyester [poly(ethylene terephtalate)] braids, with or without PLEDGET of different sizes. CARDIOXYL braids are coated with polysiloxane. CARDIOXYL sutures are green dyed (D&C green # 6, CI 61565) and white (undyed). Some packs are composed of green and white braids to facilitate location during use. CARDIOXYL sutures comply with the requirements of the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) and the European Pharmacopoeia (EP) for non-absorbable surgical sutures. Type of packaging: - Unit: Sutures are packed in a support card Onepak or in a pack under an external polyethylene/ paper peel pouch. - Box: 36 units for double armed (36 sutures), 24 units for ligatures (24 reels), 12 packs for double armed (5 Green/5 White) (120 sutures).

Manufacturer(s)

Peters Surgical

Made in

France

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Official recall notice on fda.gov →