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Event 62056

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
April 03, 2012
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Ethicon, Inc.

Dossier provenance

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  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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Ethicon Surgiflo Hemostatic Matrix Kit with Thrombin Plus Flex Tip Distributed by Ethicon Ethicon Inc., Somerville, NJ 08876 USA Manufactured by Ferrosan Medical Devices Ferrosan Medical Devices A/S Sydmarken 5, DK-2860 Soeberg, Denmark Mixed with sterile saline or thrombin solution is indicated for surgical procedures (except opthalmic) for hemostasis when control of capillary, venous and arteriolar bleeding by pressure, ligature, and other conventional procedures is ineffective or impractical.

Z-1897-2012
Recall number
Z-1897-2012
Initiated
April 03, 2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Ethicon, Inc.
Quantity
27,396 kits

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The lyophilized thrombin component of the Surgiflo Hemostatic Matrix kit with Thrombin has the potential to be non-sterile due to an undetected air leak which occurred during the manufacturing process.

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Reason for recall

The lyophilized thrombin component of the Surgiflo Hemostatic Matrix kit with Thrombin has the potential to be non-sterile due to an undetected air leak which occurred during the manufacturing process.

Code information

D100622 Product Code Lot Number Expiration Date 199102S 237115 8/31/2012 199102S 238568 9/30/2012 199102S 238569 11/30/2012 199102S 237493 6/30/2012 2993 235489 11/30/2012 2993 238599 3/31/2013 2993SAMP 238369 3/31/2013 SAMP199102S 237493 6/30/2012 SAMP199102S 283569 11/30/2012

Distribution pattern

USA (nationwide)