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Device product

TWINFIX" Ultra 4.5 mm PLLA-HA Suture Anchor with two #2 ULTRABRAID Sutures (blue, blue-COBRAID") with Needles; Part Number: 72202612 Biodegradable suture anchor

Z-2238-2013

August 06, 2013

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Smith & Nephew, Inc. Endoscopy Division
Event
Event 66037
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
1571 US
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2238-2013

Official wording

Reason: Pinholes detected in a small number of primary pouches that may constitute a breach of the sterile barrier.

Code information: 50373723 50389654 50389655 50397577 50397596 50397599 50397605 50417226 50431744 50431853 50433695 50437528 50440608 50441690 50447116 50447118 50447119 50448227 50454009 50454867 50461412 50467503 50469159 50470653

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) Canada, Europe: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Finland, France, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and United Kingdom, Asia-pacific: Australia, China, Dubai, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Argentina, Bermuda, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Israel, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Africa, and Venezuela.

Derived failure modes

  • Sterility assurance

    reason.sterility_assurance · v1.0.0

    breach of the sterile barrier