FDADecember 20, 2024device

PERMA-HAND Silk Suture, REF: K872H, W723H, 623H, K833H; Perma-hand Silk Suture is indicated for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, including use in cardiovascular, ophthalmic and neurosurgical procedures.

Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

The hazard

Sutures may have an open seal on the primary packaging, due to a manufacturing issue on a specific machine, and if issue is undetected could lead to breach in sterility, could introduce pathogens to the patient and cause infection.

What to do

FDA enforcement status: Ongoing

Brands named

ethicon

UPCs

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Recall history

Other federal recalls tied to the same brand — a factual pattern, straight from the source data.

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