FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Medtronic: Sutures. MAXON: MAXON 4/0 5X18" GREEN CV-24 D-TACH; Item Number: 8886621933; MAXON 5/0 5X18 GR CV-23 D-TACH; Item Number: XX2109; MAXON* 4/0 5X30 GREEN V-20 D*TACH; Item Number: 8886603433
- Recall number
- Z-2542-2017
- Recalling firm
- Medtronic
- Product
- Sutures. MAXON: MAXON 4/0 5X18" GREEN CV-24 D-TACH; Item Number: 8886621933; MAXON 5/0 5X18 GR CV-23 D-TACH; Item Number: XX2109; MAXON* 4/0 5X30 GREEN V-20 D*TACH; Item Number: 8886603433
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2017-05-03
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2019-07-18
- Reason
- Potential for an incomplete seal on the inner package, which may result in premature degradation of the suture material.
- Root cause
- Process control
- Action
- All consignees were notified via Federal Express or certified mail on May 3, 2017, and the letter informs customers of the potential for an incomplete seal on the inner package and the actions they should take. Customers are requested to acknowledge receipt and understanding of the Urgent Field Corrective Action Notice.
- Quantity
- 478,465 (total for all products)
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution. US Nationwide including PR, and countries of AU, BE, CA, CL, CN, IL, IT, JP, KR, MX, PA, SA, SG, and TR.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- MAXON 4/0 5X18" GREEN CV-24 D-TACH D4K0396X D4K2053X D4L0541X D4L1084X D4L1272X D4M0394X MAXON 5/0 5X18 GR CV-23 D-TACH D4K1485X MAXON* 4/0 5X30 GREEN V-20 D*TACH D4L1156GX
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K990951"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- GAM
- Firm FEI
- 1219930
- Firm city
- North Haven
- Firm state
- CT
- 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
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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