FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Merz North America, Inc.: PROLARYN Injectable Implant 1.0 cc Gel, Model No. 8602M0K5. A restorable implant material to aid in surgical reconstructions as a space occupying material in laryngeal surgical procedures for vocal fold medialization and augmentation.
- Recall number
- Z-0367-2016
- Recalling firm
- Merz North America, Inc.
- Product
- PROLARYN Injectable Implant 1.0 cc Gel, Model No. 8602M0K5. A restorable implant material to aid in surgical reconstructions as a space occupying material in laryngeal surgical procedures for vocal fold medialization and augmentation.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2015-10-26
- Posted
- 2015-12-03
- Terminated
- 2017-05-08
- Reason
- The expiration date encoded in the UDI barcode on the label on the product carton and the peelable patient identification label is incorrect.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- Letters were issued 11/4/2015 to consignees. The letter informs the consignees that they can continue to safely use the affected products by referring to the USE BEFORE date. They letter does not require for any product to be returned. Also, there is no sub-recall required as the product was not distributed to distributors or wholesalers.
- Quantity
- 7,715 units
- Distribution
- Distributed US (nationwide) including the Virgin Islands and South Africa.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot Number 100079214, 100077099, 100077251, 100077252, 100077253, 100078692, 100079598, 100080204, 100081409, 100081577, 100082304, 100082438, 100083371, 100083875, 100083932
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K060815"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- MIX
- Firm FEI
- 1012187
- Firm city
- Raleigh
- Firm state
- NC
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28