Device product
PROLENE SUTURE 4-36"(90CM) 4-0 BLUE, D5988
Z-2450-2018
Product summary
- Firm
- Ethicon, Inc.
- Event
- Event 80306
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class II
- Quantity
- 4452
- Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2450-2018
Official wording
Reason: The needle associated with certain suture product codes has the potential to perforate the packaging due to a packaging design issue. A perforated package has the potential to cause a soft tissue injury to a healthcare professional handling the subject product or a patient infection due to a breach of sterility within the packaging if it goes unnoticed by the healthcare professional.
Code information: KEB377 KEH280 KGP662 KMJ048 KPP500 LCH042 LHP301 LJE786 LPB869 MAH170 MCH330 MCQ992
Distribution pattern: Accounts in AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MN, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OR, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV.
Derived failure modes
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Device software or design
design issue
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Labeling or packaging
packaging design issue
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Sterility assurance
breach of sterility