FDAMarch 19, 2015device

Insorb Subcuticular Skin Stapler. INSORB staples are made from an absorbable copolymer which is a synthetic polyester derived from lactic and glycolic acids. It is chemically similar to other surgical glycolide/lactide-based copolymers. Polyglycolic/polylactic acid copolymers degrade in vivo by h...

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

The hazard

A previous Turkish distributor over-labeled a portion of the lot with an expiration date of 2016-05. The expiration date at the time of manufacturing was 2014-05.

What to do

FDA enforcement status: Terminated

Brands named

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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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