Events

Recall of Polydioxanone suture

According to Korean Food & Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in South Korea that was produced by Able Co., Ltd..

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    268
  • Date
    2015-03-16
  • Event Country
    South Korea
  • Event Source
    KFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://emed.mfds.go.kr
  • Notes / Alerts
    Korean data is current through September 2018. All of the data comes from Korean Food & Drug Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and South Korea.
  • Extra notes in the data
    No. 14-797

Device

Polydioxanone suture

Manufacturer

Able Co., Ltd.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Gyeonggi-do Namyangju-si Chunma Mountain Road 108
  • Source
    KFDA