FDAFebruary 26, 2015device

Vitagel; indicated in surgical procedures (other than in neurosurgical and ophthalmic) as an adjunct to hemostasis when control of bleeding by ligature or conventional procedures is ineffective or impractical.

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

The hazard

Several shipments of Vitagel product (a surgical hemostat) required to be stored at 2 -8 degrees Celsius (C) were not delivered to customers within the validated delivery time.

What to do

FDA enforcement status: Terminated

Brands named

orthovita inc dba stryker orthobiologicsorthovitaorthovita inc

Recall history

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