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Teleflex Creek Dr: Various Types, Sterile/Nonsterile Stainless Steel Nonabsorable Surgical Sutures-SS Wire, STL MF 7 HSCX48 1N 18 X2, Catalog #29-6567M2; SS Wire, STL MF 6 HSCX48 1N 18 X6, Catalog #29-6619M6, SS Wire, STL MF 6 K-60 1N 18"X8, Catalog #29-7270M8,SS Wire, STL MF 5 K-60/ B-60 1N18 X7, Catalog #29-9001M7, SS Wire, STL MF 5 K-61 1N 2X30, Catalog # E2-5367M2, SS Wire, STL MF 5 K-60 1N 6X18, Catalog # E29-5652M6, SS Wire, STL MF 6 K-60 1N 4X18, Catalog # E29-7270M4,SS Wire, STL MF 5 K-60 1N 45CM, Catalog # E29-7272B, SS Wire, STL MF 5 K-60 2N 30, Catalog #X-2235, SS Wire, STL MF 0 KC-6 1N 18, Catalog #X-3399.
- Recall number
- Z-1015-2007
- Recalling firm
- Teleflex Creek Dr
- Product
- Various Types, Sterile/Nonsterile Stainless Steel Nonabsorable Surgical Sutures-SS Wire, STL MF 7 HSCX48 1N 18 X2, Catalog #29-6567M2; SS Wire, STL MF 6 HSCX48 1N 18 X6, Catalog #29-6619M6, SS Wire, STL MF 6 K-60 1N 18"X8, Catalog #29-7270M8,SS Wire, STL MF 5 K-60/ B-60 1N18 X7, Catalog #29-9001M7, SS Wire, STL MF 5 K-61 1N 2X30, Catalog # E2-5367M2, SS Wire, STL MF 5 K-60 1N 6X18, Catalog # E29-5652M6, SS Wire, STL MF 6 K-60 1N 4X18, Catalog # E29-7270M4,SS Wire, STL MF 5 K-60 1N 45CM, Catalog # E29-7272B, SS Wire, STL MF 5 K-60 2N 30, Catalog #X-2235, SS Wire, STL MF 0 KC-6 1N 18, Catalog #X-3399.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2007-06-06
- Posted
- 2007-07-17
- Terminated
- 2008-03-14
- Reason
- Suture Diameter/Strength specification failure: The products may not meet their final specifications for suture diameter and/or strength which could lead to premature breakage.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- Consignees were notified by letter on/about 06/07/2007. They were advised to cease use, remove and quarantine all affected product immediately. Affected products are to be returned to Teleflex Medical. An Acknowledgement & Stock form was included to be completed and returned via fax to Teleflex Medical.
- Quantity
- 1920 units total for all types of sutures
- Distribution
- Worldwide-, USA including states of CO, FL, IL, IN, MA, and OH, and Countries of Canada, France and Germany
- Lot, serial or model codes
- SS Wire, STL MF 7 HSCX48 1N 18 X2, Catalog #29-6567M2; SS Wire, STL MF 6 HSCX48 1N 18 X6, Catalog #29-6619M6, Lot #105821; SS Wire, STL MF 6 K-60 1N 18"X8, Catalog #29-7270M8, Lot #80513; SS Wire, STL MF 5 K-60/ B-60 1N18 X7, Catalog #29-9001M7, Lot #1015798; SS Wire, STL MF 5 K-61 1N 2X30, Catalog # E2-5367M2, Lot #67227; SS Wire, STL MF 5 K-60 1N 6X18, Catalog # E29-5652M6 SS Wire, STL MF 6 K-60 1N 4X18, Catalog # E29-7270M4, Lot #67228; SS Wire, STL MF 5 K-60 1N 45CM, Catalog # E29-7272B, Lot #39238; SS Wire, STL MF 5 K-60 2N 30, Catalog #X-2235, Lot #8727; SS Wire, STL MF 0 KC-6 1N 18, Catalog #X-3399. Lot #72507.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K930740"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- GAM
- Firm FEI
- 3005747797
- Firm city
- Durham
- Firm state
- NC
- Firm country
- not on file
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- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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- Published
- 2026-09-28
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