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Device product

ETHIBOND EXCEL ETHIBOND Polvester Suture-Green 75cm USP1 Single Armed CTX Product Code: X865W Product Usage: ETHIBOND EXCEL Suture is intended for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, including use in cardiovascular, ophthalmic and neurological procedures

Z-1842-2019

April 19, 2019

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Ethicon, Inc.
Event
Event 82909
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
36 eaches
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1842-2019

Official wording

Reason: Possibility that a suture raw material containing high endotoxin levels was used in the manufacturing of this lot

Code information: Lot Code:PBQ797

Distribution pattern: Worldwide - US Nationwide Distribution - IA, NJ, RI, TX, WV Foreign: Canada

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Possibility that a suture raw material containing high endotoxin levels was used in the manufacturing of this lot