Health product recall

VICRYL™, PDS™, MONOCRYL™ and MONOCRYL™ Plus sutures

Brand(s)
Last updated

Summary

Product
VICRYL™, PDS™, MONOCRYL™ and MONOCRYL™ Plus sutures
Issue
Medical devices - Sterility Issue
What to do

Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information. 

Audience
Healthcare

Affected products

Affected products

Lot or serial number

Model or catalog number

PDS (Polydioxanone) Monofilament Suture

UAMMSR
UAMHRD

Z320H
Z341H

Monocryl (Poliglecaprone 25) (Undyed) Suture

UBMDKC
UAMPLA
UAMKCL
UAMPSC
UAMLXX
UBMHDD
UAMKCD
UAMRMZ
UBMCAA

Y416H
Y442H
Y427H
Y935H
Y426H
Y945H

PDS II (Polydiaxanone) Absorbable Suture

UBMLSS
UAMMSR
UAMHRD

Z320H
Z341H
Z149H

Vicryl (Polyglactin 910) Absorbable Suture

More than 10 numbers, contact manufacturer.

J218H
J258H
J317H
J315H
J345H
J353H
J426H
J316H
J327H
J936H
J214H
J215H
J423H
J474H
J458H
J603H
J699H

Monocryl Plus Antibacterial Suture

UAMMCX
UAMQUZ
UBMHLB
UBMLKK
UAMLTR
UAMRUM
UAMRKQ

MCP416H
MCP426H
MCP417H
MCP340H
MCP266H
MCP427H
MCP945H

Vicryl (Polyglactin 910) Absorbable Suture

More than 10 numbers, contact manufacturer.

J218H
J258H
J317H
J315H
J345H
J353H
J426H
J316H
J936H
J214H
J215H
J423H
J474H
J603H
J699H

Monocryl (Poliglecaprone 25) Suture (Undyed)

UBMDKC
UAMPSC
UAMLXX
UBMHDD
UAMKCD
UAMRMZ
UBMCAA

Y416H
Y427H
Y935H
Y945H

Monocryl Plus Antibacterial Suture

UAMMCX
UBMHLB
UAMQUZ
UAMLTR
UBMLKK
UAMRUM
UAMRKQ

MCP416H
MCP426H
MCP417H
MCP340H
MCP266H
MCP427H
MCP945H

Issue

Ethicon identified a manufacturing issue on a specific packaging machine that resulted in a hole in the primary packaging of a small percentage of VICRYL™, PDS™, MONOCRYL™ and MONOCRYL™ Plus sutures manufactured between January 27 and March 27, 2024. The occurrence of this defect is rare with an estimated rate of 0.011% of product presenting the condition (99.9% of product is not impacted by this defect). When present, the hole is always and only on the first package in the horizontal box of quantity 36, and it occurs in the same location on the bottom side foil cavity of the first package towards the peelable flaps. 

Recall start date: May 20, 2024

Additional information

Details
Original published date:
Alert / recall type
Health product recall
Category
Health products - Medical devices - General and plastic surgery
Companies

Ethicon Inc.

1000 Route 202, Raritan, New Jersey, United States, 08869

Published by
Health Canada
Audience
Healthcare
Recall class
Type II
Identification number
RA-75662

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