FDAApril 19, 2019device

ETHIBOND EXCEL¿ Polyester Suture-ETHIBOND Green 75cm USP1 Single Armed CT-1 Product Code: X425H 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

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

The hazard

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

What to do

FDA enforcement status: Terminated

Brands named

ethicon

Recall history

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

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