FDADecember 20, 2024device

ETHIBOND EXCEL Polyester Suture, REF: 6664H, X425H, X872H, EH7491H. Not sold in US

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

10705031231658

Recall history

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

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