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International Surgical Supply, Inc.: ETHICON brand surgical device with an added label with the labeling Manufactured by: MedSurg Solutions, 3025 Harbor Lane suite 104 Plymouth, MN 55447 and/or another additional label which states MEDSURG 3025 Harbor Lane, Suite 104, Plymouth, MN 55447 Steriliation Date:. The product labels also state the following firm: ETHICON, INC. SOMERVILLE, N.J. 08876-0151 The product described on label is a: Blade, 5 mm Curved Harmonic, item HC325.

Recall number
Z-1263-03
Recalling firm
International Surgical Supply, Inc.
Product
ETHICON brand surgical device with an added label with the labeling Manufactured by: MedSurg Solutions, 3025 Harbor Lane suite 104 Plymouth, MN 55447 and/or another additional label which states MEDSURG 3025 Harbor Lane, Suite 104, Plymouth, MN 55447 Steriliation Date:. The product labels also state the following firm: ETHICON, INC. SOMERVILLE, N.J. 08876-0151 The product described on label is a: Blade, 5 mm Curved Harmonic, item HC325.
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2003-09-03
Posted
2003-09-23
Terminated
2012-05-06
Reason
Various Sterile Expired and Non-expired Ethicon brand surgical devices were resterilized without adequate validations and distributed.
Root cause
Other
Action
The firm sent an e-mail recall notification and request for response on 9/3/2003, to the one direct account in Minnesota requesting quarantine and return of product and also subrecall down to the hospital/health professional level.
Quantity
36
Distribution
Product was distributed to a direct consignee/distributor in Minnesota and also directly to the only two hospital/health professional accounts involved both in Tennessee.
Lot, serial or model codes
All codes.
510(k) numbers
not on file
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
KDC
Firm FEI
3003175501
Firm city
Miami
Firm state
FL
Firm country
not on file

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device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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Published
2026-09-28
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