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Sofsilk™ braided silk sutures and ti-cron™ coated braided polyester sutures

Official notice

31 Jan 2024

HighHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Sofsilk™ braided silk sutures and ti-cron™ coated braided polyester sutures. Specific lots of the Sofsilk™ Braided Silk sutures and Ti-Cron™ Coated Braided Polyester Sutures were sterilized with gamma doses that exceeded the range approved or were exposed to more than the approved number of Ethylene Oxide (EO) sterilization cycles. The affected lots were distributed between May 2022 and November 2023. The extra gamma levels or additional EO cycle have the potential to decrease the strength of these sutures over time. Recall Start Date: January 25, 2024 Published 2024-01-31.

What to do now

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Recall number

74963

Official notice

2024-01-31

The hazard

Specific lots of the Sofsilk™ Braided Silk sutures and Ti-Cron™ Coated Braided Polyester Sutures were sterilized with gamma doses that exceeded the range approved or were exposed to more than the approved number of Ethylene Oxide (EO) sterilization cycles. The affected lots were distributed between May 2022 and November 2023. The extra gamma levels or additional EO cycle have the potential to decrease the strength of these sutures over time. Recall Start Date: January 25, 2024

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Recall Numbers

74963

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected products - Ti-Cron Reverse Cutting 3/8 Circle, Lot or serial number - D2C3250FRY, Model or catalog number - 8886307051

Product 2

Affected products - Ti-Cron Taper Cardiopoint, 300 Series Steel 1/2 Circle, Lot or serial number - D1M2840RY D2C0774RY, Model or catalog number - 8886308731 8886318541

Risk / hazard

Specific lots of the Sofsilk™ Braided Silk sutures and Ti-Cron™ Coated Braided Polyester Sutures were sterilized with gamma doses that exceeded the range approved or were exposed to more than the approved number of Ethylene Oxide (EO) sterilization cycles. The affected lots were distributed between May 2022 and November 2023. The extra gamma levels or additional EO cycle have the potential to decrease the strength of these sutures over time. Recall Start Date: January 25, 2024

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand: Covidien, Sofsilk™ Braided Silk Sutures And Ti-cron™ Coated Braided Polyester Sutures.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HOME

Classification

Type I

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

74963

Classification

Type I

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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