Ethicon, Inc.: PDS Plus Antibacterial (polydioxanone) Suture - PDS PLUS CLR 27IN(70CM) USP3-0(M2) S/A PC-25 PRIME. Intended for use in general soft tissue approximation, including use in pediatric cardiovascular tissue. Product Code: PDP9625H

Recall number

Z-1571-2023

Recalling firm

Ethicon, Inc.

Product

PDS Plus Antibacterial (polydioxanone) Suture - PDS PLUS CLR 27IN(70CM) USP3-0(M2) S/A PC-25 PRIME. Intended for use in general soft tissue approximation, including use in pediatric cardiovascular tissue. Product Code: PDP9625H

Status

Open, Classified

Initiated

2023-03-31

Posted

2023-05-10

Terminated

not on file

Reason

Suture breakage during intra-operative use could result in poor performance of the impacted product because the intended benefit of tissue approximation and/or ligation may not be achieved

Root cause

Under Investigation by firm

Action

Ethicon issued Urgent Field Safety Notice Voluntary Product Recall (Removal) Letter for Johnson & Johnson Affiliates in the countries to contact primary and secondary consignees and/or end customers. Letter issued via email 3/31/23, states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: 1. Examine your inventory immediately to determine if you have product subject to this recall on hand and quarantine such product(s). 2. Remove the product subject to this recall and communicate the issue to relevant operating room or materials management personnel, or anyone else in your facility who needs to be informed. 3. If any product subject to this recall has been forwarded to another facility, contact that facility to arrange return. Please consider including a copy of this recall letter when communicating. 4. Complete the Business Reply Form (BRF) (Attachment 2) confirming receipt of this notice and return to MDFieldActionsUKirl@its.jnj.com within three (3) business days. Please return the BRF even if you do not have product subject to this recall. 5. Keep this notice visibly posted for awareness until all product subject to this recall has been returned. While processing your returns, please maintain a copy of this notice with the product subject to this recall and keep a copy for your records. 6. Customers are required to return unused PDS Plus Antibacterial (polydioxanone) Suture products subject to this recall that are in inventory immediately. 7. To return product subject to this recall, please complete the declaration below advising of your contact and collection details and our returns team will contact you to arrange collection. If you require any assistance with returning product, please contact MDFieldActionsUKirl@its.jnj.com. If you have any further questions related to this notice or if you need any additional communications, please contact your local Sales Representative.

Quantity

1,656 eaches (OUS only)

Distribution

International distribution in the countries of United Kingdom, Ireland and Turkey.

Lot, serial or model codes

UDI-DI: (01)10705031124691 Primary (Individual Unit); (01)30705031124695 (Sales Unit Box) Qty = 36 eaches. Lot Number: SCMAZH

510(k) numbers

["K061037"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

NEW

Firm FEI

3017102971

Firm city

Raritan

Firm state

NJ

Firm country

not on file

Cite as

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

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