Recall of Device Recall Panacryl Absorbable Suture

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Ethicon, Inc..

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
    34682
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0907-06
  • Event Initiated Date
    2006-02-16
  • Event Date Posted
    2006-05-27
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
  • Event Terminated Date
    2006-12-07
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    suture - Product Code GAM
  • Reason
    The unique absorption profile of panacryl in the suture could act as a foreign body so that surgeons should consider its use in specific situations.
  • Action
    Customer notification letter was sent out on 3/28/2006 alerting the customer to the problem with the suture.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    All codes.  MH2548, MH2549, MH2550, MH2744, MH2745, MH7477, MH7478, MH7479, MH7481, MH7482, MH7495, MH7636, MH7637, MH7638, MH7703R, MH7708, MH7709, MH7710, MJ2180, MJ2181, MJ2182, MJ2213, MJ2214, MJ2739, MJ2740, MJ2741R, MJ2742R, MJ2743R, MJ2789, MJ7119, MJ7120, MJ7121R, MJ7330, MJ7331, MJ7332, MJ7363, MJ7364, MJ7365, MJ7706, MJ7707, MJ7826, MJ7827, MJ7886, MJ7900R, MJ7901R, MJ7902R, MJ7969, MJ7970, MJ7971, MJ7975, MJ7976, MJ7978, MJ7979, MJ7980, MJ7981, MJ7982, MJ7983, MJ7984, MJ7985, MJ7986, MJ7990, MJ7991, MJ7993, MJ7994, MJ8013, MJ8018, MJ8019, MJ8020R, MJ8021, MJ8022R, MJ8023R, MK2185, MK7186, MK7269, MK7343, MK7344, MK7376, MK7468, MK7469, MK7471, MK7472, MK7473, MK7474, MK7477, MK7478, MK7479, MK7480R, MK7481, MK7482, MK7483, MK7484, MK7486, MK7487, MK7501, MK7502, MK7503, MK7504, MK7505, MK7506, MK7507, MK7564, MK7565, MK7566, MK7567, MK7634, MK7822, MK7824, MK8014, MK8015, MK8016, MK8017, MK8023, MK8024, ML2020, ML2191, ML2941, ML7175R, ML7250, ML7424, ML7430, ML9750, ML9767, MM2056, MM2080, MM2581, MM2797, MM2798, MM2799, MM2800, MM2803, MM2804, MM2807, MM2810, MM7207, MM7589, MM7677, MM9729, MM9740, MM9750, MM9755, MM9891, MM9896, MM9897, MP2094, MP2403, MP2426, MP2474, MP2551, MP2601, MP2602, MP2603, MP2817, MP2840, MP2841, MP7251, MP7252, MP7351, MP7367, MP7644, MP7704, MP7761, MP7828, MP7829, MP7849, MP9702, MP9734, MP9759, MP9762, MP9772, MP9876, MP9916, PA2258, PA2259, PA2260, PA7254, PA7255, PA7256, PA7381, PA7400, PA7700, PA7702, PA7703, PA7742, PA7806, PA7807, PA7924, PA9717, PA9719, PA9729, PA9730, PA9749, PA9771, PA9776, PA9872, PA9873, PA9897, PB2421, PB2473, PB2474, PB2483, PB2545, PB2548, PB2555, PB2672, PB2673, PB2718, PB2755, PB2774, PB2795, PB2838, PB2861, PB2862, PB2874, PB7150, PB7345, PB7346, PB7633, PB7634, PB7637, PB7638, PB7639, PB7640, PB7641, PB7772, PB7773, PB7909, PB7910, PB9711, PB9712, PB9729, PB9739, PB9741, PB9743, PB9887, PB9926, PB9944, PB9951, PB9984, PC2042, PC2043, PC2057, PC2066, PC2104, PC2408, PC2459, PC2471, PC2481, PC2508, PC2509, PC2537, PC2598, PC2805, PC2814, PC2815, PC2829, PC2866, PC2924, PC2925, PC7126, PC7149, PC7323, PC7324, PC7325, PC7326, PC7327, PC7329, PC7392, PC7393, PC7394, PC7395, PC7770, PC7864, PC7904, PC7905, PC9700, PC9717, PC9756, PC9757, PC9776, PC9790, PC9792, PC9793, PC9803, PC9963, PC9966, PC9967, PD2091, PD2092, PD2183, PD2418, PD2420, PD2446, PD2463, PD2480, PD2481, PD2482, PD2494, PD2721, PD2723, PD2772, PD2774, PD2796, PD7290, PD7291, PD7331, PD7428, PD7544, PD7697, PD7698, PD7699, PD7732, PD7745, PD7746, PD7747, PD7767, PD7799, PD7899, PD9711, PD9719, PD9724, PD9725, PD9732, PD9743, PD9754, PD9755, PD9763, PD9766, PD9767, PD9889, PD9899, PD9913, PD9914, PD9933, PE2073, PE2185, PE2435, PE2552, PE2553, PE2558, PE2559, PE2586, PE2587, PE2603, PE2607, PE2612, PE2619, PE2896, PE2896S, PE2980, PE7565, PE7566, PE7567, PE7600, PE7627, PE7685, PE7686, PE7830, PE7879, PE7879S, PE9712, PE9730, PE9742, PE9754, PE9766, PE9817, PE9818, PE9825, PE9830, PG2011S, PG2132, PG2133, PG2159, PG2160, PG2161, PG2413, PG2451, PG2454, PG2456, PG2554, PG2624, PG2625, PG2629, PG2635, PG2636, PG2661, PG2662, PG2663, PG2694, PG2695, PG2702, PG2703, PG2780, PG2977, PG7131, PG7132, PG7383, PG7384, PG7474, PG7475, PG7488, PG7595, PG7620, PG7621, PG7717, PG7754, PG7755, PG7851, PG7852, PG7998, PG9708, PG9710, PG9730, PG9744, PG9748, PG9749, PG9750, PG9753, PG9757, PG9758, PG9849, PG9850, PG9884, PH2015, PH2410, PH2414, PH2423, PH2424, PH2427, PH2428, PH2429, PH2430, PH2431, PH2442, PH2446, PH2447, PH2449, PH2451, PH2477, PH2481, PH2742, PH2747, PH2774, PH2981, PH7180, PH7389, PH7390, PH7407, PH7408, PH9734, PH9735, PH9751, PH9756, PH9886R, PH9903, PJ2036, PJ2036D, PJ2037, PJ2037D, PJ2078, PJ2078D, PJ2220, PJ2221, PJ2413, PJ2418, PJ2419, PJ2420, PJ2422, PJ2430, PJ2478, PJ2479, PJ2484, PJ2485, PJ2500, PJ2505, PJ2508, PJ2631, PJ2650, PJ2650D, PJ2655, PJ2679, PJ2680, PJ2681, PJ2681D, PJ2682, PJ2682D, PJ2749, PJ2749D, PJ2750, PJ7245, PJ7246, PJ7247, PJ7255, PJ7255D, PJ7259, PJ7259D, PJ7440, PJ7549, PJ7577, PJ7578, PJ7584, PJ7584D, PJ7588, PJ7589, PJ7590, PJ7599D, PJ7599S, PJ7600, PJ7600D, PJ7601, PJ7606, PJ7606D, PJ7695, PJ7710, PJ9703, PJ9704D, PJ9704S, PJ9705, PJ9711, PJ9720, PJ9740, PJ9855, PJ9856, PJ9857, PJ9860, PJ9861, PJ9861D, PJ9866, PJ9866D, PJ9867, PJ9901, PJ9902, PK2198, PK2199, PK2244, PK2292, PK2405, PK2407, PK2409, PK2414, PK2441, PK2501, PK2522, PK2578, PK2583, PK2590, PK2644, PK2650, PK2654, PK2672, PK2689, PK2704, PK2705, PK2707, PK2734, PK2746, PK2748, PK2790, PK2803, PK2804, PK2806, PK2807, PK2837, PK7354, PK7381, PK7383, PK7384, PK9715, PK9715D, PK9717, PK9718, PK9720, PK9721, PK9733, PK9744, PK9746, PK9746D, PK9747, PK9748, PK9763, PK9782, PK9783, PK9784, PK9850, PK9851, PK9867, PK9885, PL2099, PL2196, PL2196D, PL2197, PL2197D, PL2198, PL2199, PL2199D, PL2200, PL2200D, PL2407, PL2412, PL2417, PL2417D, PL2418, PL2424, PL2424D, PL2448, PL2449, PL2505, PL2534, PL2538, PL2539, PL2572, PL2583, PL2597, PL2597D, PL2598, PL7126, PL7510, PL7594, PL7595, PL7705, PL7706, PL7799, PL7799D, PL9702, PL9709, PL9710, PL9713, PL9741, PL9741D, PL9745, PL9746, PL9756, PL9820, PL9837, PL9861, PM2071, PM2072, PM2140, PM2142, PM2423, PM2424, PM2465, PM2515, PM2762, PM2763, PM2764, PM7259, PM7448, PM7449, PM7450, PM7533, PM7534, PM7763, PM7763D, PM7764, PM7764D, PM9702, PM9704, PM9715, PM9717, PM9732, PM9734, PM9747, PM9748, PP2048, PP2410, PP2491, PP2536, PP2576, PP2578, PP2715, PP7163, PP7183, PP7184, PP7408S, PP7453, PP7454, PP9707, PP9708, PP9722, PP9723, PP9724, PP9735, PP9750, PP9835, QA2074, QA2075, QA2174, QA2236, QA2311, QA2413, QA2455, QA2486, QA2486D, QA2487, QA2491, QA2576, QA2590, QA2598, QA2609, QA2613, QA2636, QA7249, QA7250, QA7251, QA7956, QA7997, QB2040, QB2041, QB2075D, QB2075S, QB2076S, QB2087, QB2088, QB2121, QB2393, QB7120, QB7120D, QB7121, QB7122, QB7122D, QB7257, QB7703, QB7704, QB7854, QB7973, QB7974, QB9005, QB9006, QB9008, QB9009, QB9033, QB9047, QB9109, QB9134, QB9140, QB9269, QB9272, QB9282, QB9282D, QB9294, QB9340, QB9341, QB9344, QB9345, QB9347, QB9348, QB9373, QB9373D, QB9395, QB9405, QB9406, QB9415, QC2008, QC2015, QC2093, QC2121, QC2267, QC2294S, QC2468, QC2469, QC7139, QC7140, QC7141, QC7142, QC7161, QC7240, QC7241, QC7242, QC7324, QC8025, QC8026, QC9002, QC9004, QC9012, QC9089, QC9095, QC9102, QC9135, QC9252, QC9253, QC9256, QC9257, QC9264, QD2063S, QD2211, QD7624, QD7630, QD7752, QD9002, QD9021, QD9026, QD9029, QD9081, QD9093, QD9093D, QD9095, QD9111, QD9119, QD9120, QD9214, QD9251, QE2132, QE2402, QE2403, QE2404, QE7324, QE7655, QE7828, QE7829, QE9014, QE9016, QE9028, QE9029, QE9043, QE9136, QE9204, QE9233, QE9272, QG2412, QG2424, QG2439, QG2567, QG2568, QG7919, QG8133, QG9067, QG9096, QG9108, QG9130, QG9382, QG9393, QG9425, QG9428, QG9510, QH2040, QH2252, QH7484, QH7899, QH7900, QH7916, QH7918, QH7919, QH7920, QH7921, QH9006, QH9015, QH9017, QH9019, QH9021, QH9022, QH9039, QH9040, QH9041, QH9054, QH9055, QH9056, QH9066, QH9067, QH9073, QH9089, QH9093, QH9105, QH9107, QH9123, QH9141, QH9147, QH9184, QH9217, QH9437, QH9441, QH9446, QJ2017, QJ2263, QJ7337, QJ7504, QJ7614, QJ7938, QJ7976, QJ7977, QJ7978, QJ8014, QJ8015, QJ8033, QJ9004, QJ9019, QJ9033, QJ9058, QJ9059, QJ9075, QJ9081, QJ9082, QJ9135, QJ9136, QJ9161, QJ9162, QJ9195, QJ9208, QJ9252, QJ9275, QJ9357, QJ9366, QK2087, QK2234, QK2235, QK2258, QK2447, QK2456, QK2469, QK2475, QK7504, QK7571, QK7581, QK7592, QK7643, QK7644, QK8012, QK8209, QK8236, QK8257, QK8258, QK9016, QK9066, QK9067, QK9077, QK9088, QK9089, QK9115, QK9119, QK9120, QK9141, QK9152, QK9154, QK9169, QK9213, QK9215, QK9216, QK9248, QK9256, QK9257, QK9258, QK9259, QK9263, QK9280, QK9281, QK9315, QK9371, QK9399, QK9411, QK9427, QL2459, QL2462, QL2489, QL7504, QL7505, QL7703, QL7960, QL7961, QL8056, QL9026, QL9061, QL9062, QL9081, QL9139, QL9157, QL9238, QL9273, QL9306, QL9309, QL9313, QL9324, QL9347, QL9348, QL9356, QL9364, QL9365, QL9373, QL9374, QL9375, QL9384, QL9385, QL9394, QL9397, QL9408S, QL9424, QM2021, QM2056, QM2057, QM2084, QM2085, QM7357, QM7448, QM7794, QM7983, QM9020, QM9073, QM9083, QM9092, QM9161, QM9162, QM9163, QM9177, QM9199, QM9204, QM9205, QM9230, QM9249, QM9251, QM9269, QM9312, QM9317, QM9352, QP2050, QP2056, QP2070, QP2072, QP2083, QP2110, QP2111, QP2126, QP2127, QP2157, QP2167, QP2169, QP2182, QP2185, QP2227, QP2228, QP2406, QP7568, QP7579, QP7775, QP7960, QP8017, QP8018S, QP9364, QP9392, QP9452, RA2026, RA2038, RA2414, RA2560, RA7572, RA8206, RA9010, RA9034, RA9035, RA9039, RA9040, RA9059, RA9063, RA9102, RA9141, RA9163, RA9164, RA9172, RA9223, RA9363, RA9390, RA9393, RA9426, RB2214, RB2215, RB2258, RB7053, RB7489, RB7687, RB7912, RB9015, RB9016, RB9063, RB9083, RB9087, RB9092, RB9094, RB9095, RB9096, RB9128, RB9150, RB9161, RB9175, RB9201, RB9206, RB9240, RB9251, RB9274, RB9283, RB9290, RC2163, RC2419, RC2420, RC7331R, RC7477, RC7498, RC7499, RC7644, RC8146, RC9009, RC9014, RC9015, RC9055, RC9073, RC9098, RC9123, RC9136, RC9137, RC9138, RC9144, RC9158, RC9173, RC9174, RC9189, RC9202, RC9226, RC9227, RC9233, RC9234, RC9246, RC9248, RC9258, RC9295, RC9299, RC9307, RC9324, RC9371, RC9373, RC9384, RC9385, RC9386, RD2090, RD2164, RD2173, RD2268, RD2304, RD2338, RD7914, RD7978, RD9045, RD9046, RD9047, RD9061, RD9117, RD9144, RD9156, RD9166, RD9196, RD9218, RD9230, RD9285, RD9286, RD9440, RD9443, RE2051, RE2084, RE2106, RE2107, RE2144, RE7827, RE8006, RE8108, RE8127, RE8303, RE8352, RE9010, RE9055, (End)
  • Product Classification
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    Yes
  • Distribution
    There were 2202 customers in the US and 10 international customers. This product is no longer being marketed by Ethicon. Its last shipment was 7/1/2002. There are US Military and VA Hospitals included. All International customers are the J&J; Medical Products Distribution Ctrs located in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand.
  • Product Description
    Panacryl Synthetic Absorbable Suture. Poly(L-lactide/glycolide) Suture. Undyed (white), braided, this suture is a synthetic absorbable sterile surgical suture composed of a copolymer of 95% lactide and 5% glycolide. The suture is coated with a copolymer composed of 90% caprolactone and 10% glycolide.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    Ethicon, Inc., US Highway 22 West, Somerville NJ 08876
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA