Events

Recall of Ethicon Absorbable SPIRALOK Anchor with Non absorbable Suture

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by DePuy Mitek.

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
    13490
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-09-12
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Johnson & Johnson (NZ) Limited, 13a Gabador Place, Mt Wellington, AUCKLAND
  • Reason
    Based on internal testing and post market clinical information the manufacturer has determined that spiralok anchors may not be as robust compared to other similarly indicated anchors offered today. spiralok anchors are being withdrawn from the market.
  • Action
    Product to be returned to supplier

Device

Ethicon Absorbable SPIRALOK Anchor with Non absorbable Suture
  • Model / Serial
    Model: 222961, 222963, 222965, Affected: All lots
  • Manufacturer
    DePuy Mitek

Manufacturer

DePuy Mitek