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Event 80688

1 recalled-product record grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket: May 16, 2018
Product types: Device
Classifications: Class II
Statuses: Terminated
Recalling firm wording: Ceterix Orthopedics, 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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Ceterix Disposable Knot Pusher / Suture Cutter; NovoCut Suture Manager. Model# CTX-C001. orthopedic arthroscopic accessory.

Z-2945-2018

Recall number: Z-2945-2018
Initiated: May 16, 2018
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Recalling firm: Ceterix Orthopedics, Inc.
Quantity: 96 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

Possible nonconforming blades may result in a higher than specified cut force required to cut the suture.

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Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Nonconforming Material/Component

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Reason for recall

Possible nonconforming blades may result in a higher than specified cut force required to cut the suture.

Code information

Lot#M180018

Distribution pattern

United States distribution.