FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Teleflex Creek Dr: Suture Diameter/Strength specification failure: Various Polydioxanone Absorbable Surgical Sutures-NDR, MDK VI MF 0 TC43/HR2648, Catalog #833-137, Monodek, MDK VI MF 2-0 FS-1 1N27, Catalog # M451V
- Recall number
- Z-1016-2007
- Recalling firm
- Teleflex Creek Dr
- Product
- Suture Diameter/Strength specification failure: Various Polydioxanone Absorbable Surgical Sutures-NDR, MDK VI MF 0 TC43/HR2648, Catalog #833-137, Monodek, MDK VI MF 2-0 FS-1 1N27, Catalog # M451V
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2007-06-06
- Posted
- 2007-07-17
- Terminated
- 2008-03-14
- Reason
- 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
- NDR, MDK VI MF 0 TC43/HR2648, Catalog #833-137, Lot #2503061, 2503063, 2761528, 2761529 2694983, 3152877, 3169994, 2395967, 3163970 & 3232258; Monodek, MDK VI MF 2-0 FS-1 1N27, Catalog # M451V, Lot #2360982 & 2381287.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K030212"]
- 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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- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
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