PSX PROXIMATE Skin Staple Extractor, ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. For routine skin closure in a wide variety of surgical procedures.

Reason: Damage to the packaging may have compromised the sterility of the device.

Code information: Expiration dates: September 2012 - August 2017

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution -- USA, including the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, & WY; and, the countries of ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BAHRAIN, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JORDAN, KUWAIT, LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, NICARAGUA, NICOSIA, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, PROVINCE OF CHINA, PUERTO RICO, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, THAILAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA &, YEMEN.