FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Linvatec Corp. dba ConMed Linvatec: GENESYS Cross FT Suture Anchor with Two #2 (5 metric) Hi-FI Registered Trade Mark Sutures Rx Only STERILE EO CONMED LINVATEC REF CFBC-4502. Reattachment of soft tissue to bone in orthopedic surgical procedures
- Recall number
- Z-1619-2013
- Recalling firm
- Linvatec Corp. dba ConMed Linvatec
- Product
- GENESYS Cross FT Suture Anchor with Two #2 (5 metric) Hi-FI Registered Trade Mark Sutures Rx Only STERILE EO CONMED LINVATEC REF CFBC-4502. Reattachment of soft tissue to bone in orthopedic surgical procedures
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2013-03-06
- Posted
- 2013-07-01
- Terminated
- 2013-07-22
- Reason
- Incorrect blue/white suture was used.
- Root cause
- Mixed-up of materials/components
- Action
- ConMed Linvatec sent an "URGENT: Medical Device Recall Notification" letter by FedEx next day delivery on March 6, 2013, to notify all direct consignees of the recall. If the account no longer had the product in possess, they were asked to respond via a reply form or to contact ConMed Linvatec Customer Service to obtain a Service Request number for return and credit of unused unopened product. All returned product for this action would be identified, segregated and quarantined per the firm's procedures. Any returned product not part of the recall will be dispositioned in accordance with the firm's procedures. Please accept our sincere apology for any inconvenience this action may have caused . Should you have any questions please contact our Customer Service department at (800) 237-0169.
- Quantity
- 60 each of both units
- Distribution
- US Distribution including the states of FL, KY, LA, MI, NC, and NY.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Product Number CFBC-4502, Lot #431437
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K101100"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- MAI
- Firm FEI
- 1017294
- Firm city
- Largo
- Firm state
- FL
- 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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