FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Integra LifeSciences Corporation: INSTAT - Agent, Absorbable Hemostatic, Collagen Based INSTAT MCH is recommended for use in surgical procedures (other than Urological and Ophthalmological surgery) as an adjunct to hemostatis when control of bleeding by ligature or conventional procedures is ineffective or impractical.
- Recall number
- Z-1288-2013
- Recalling firm
- Integra LifeSciences Corporation
- Product
- INSTAT - Agent, Absorbable Hemostatic, Collagen Based INSTAT MCH is recommended for use in surgical procedures (other than Urological and Ophthalmological surgery) as an adjunct to hemostatis when control of bleeding by ligature or conventional procedures is ineffective or impractical.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2013-03-28
- Posted
- 2013-05-10
- Terminated
- 2015-06-03
- Reason
- Due to the process deviation, product lots in question may have been released with higher levels of pyrogens than permitted by the specifications for the products.
- Root cause
- Process control
- Action
- The firm, Integra, sent an "URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" letter dated April 9, 2013, to all US, Canada, and non-EU Integra consignees/customers. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to verify if they have any lots of the listed product, if so, STOP using that product; remove the product from service; and promptly complete and return the PRODUCT RECALL RETURN ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM via Email: FCA@integralife.com or FAX to : 1-609-275-9445. Customer Service department will contact you to return and replace the product. "However, if you have already implanted or used collagen sponge products affected by this recall, we recommend you monitor the patient for a fever in the immediate postoperative period according to the standard hospital or clinician protocol." For assistance or any other questions that you may have, please contact Customer Service at 1-855-532-1723.
- Quantity
- 17, 616 boxes
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and countries of: Arab Emirates, Argentina, Belgium, Brasil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Spain, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Peru, Singapore, Thailand, and South Africa.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- 1105177, 1105178 1110143, 1110227 1110228, 1110229 1110230, 1110233 1110786, 1110787 1111356, 1105179 111023 1, 1110232 1110785
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- ["P830079"]
- Product code
- LMF
- Firm FEI
- 1121308
- Firm city
- Plainsboro
- Firm state
- NJ
- 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
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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