Product Wiki · Recalls · U.S. FDA — Device Enforcement

Recall Z-2144-2024 — VICRYL (polyglactin 910) Suture - Indicated for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, including use in ophthalmic surgery, but not for use in cardiovascular and neurological tissues. PRODUCT CODE: J214H J218H J258H J268H J269H J327H J344H J345H J370H

U.S. FDA — Device Enforcement · United States · 2024-05-10 · Class II

AI-assisted, human-edited — this page is drafted with AI from public-source data, then reviewed before publication. How we use AI →
Agency
U.S. FDA — Device Enforcement
Recall identifier
Z-2144-2024
Date of alert
2024-05-10
Country / jurisdiction
United States
Risk level
Class II
Risk type
recall
Brand
Ethicon, Inc.
Product category
device
Product type
Devices
Reported risk: Issue on a specific packaging machine resulted in a hole in the primary packaging, product sterility compromised and could result in infection .
Primary source: https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts

Verify each fact at the issuing agency before acting. Recall scope, affected lots, and remediation instructions may be updated by the agency after our last sync.

ProductGuru indexes recall and safety-alert records from ~30 public agency registries. We are not lawyers, regulators or product-safety consultants. This page restates what the named agency published; consult the primary source above (or qualified counsel in your jurisdiction) before any commercial, medical or safety decision.