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Device product

TWINFIX Ultra 5.5 mm PLLA-HA Suture Anchor with two #2 ULTRABRAID Sutures (blue, blue-COBRAID) with Needles; Part Number: 72202616 Biodegradable suture anchor

Z-2239-2013

August 06, 2013

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Smith & Nephew, Inc. Endoscopy Division
Event
Event 66037
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
2038 US
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2239-2013

Official wording

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

Code information: 50373722 50397580 50397597 50397602 50397606 50414780 50418109 50431745 50431893 50432157 50438518 50438520 50447115 50447117 50447120 50448228 50449526 50449671 50450004 50454012 50454109 50456362 50459638 50460185 50462233 50468656 50469160 50469533

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