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Surgical gut - plain and absorbable sutures

Official notice

17 Mar 2023

CriticalHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Surgical gut - plain and absorbable sutures. Medtronic was made aware of a supplier calibration issue during the contract sterilization process that may lead to unsterile product. Recall start date: March 1, 2023 Published 2023-03-17.

What to do now

Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information.

Recall number

73338

Official notice

2023-03-17

The hazard

Medtronic was made aware of a supplier calibration issue during the contract sterilization process that may lead to unsterile product. Recall start date: March 1, 2023

How to check if you're affected

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Recall Numbers

73338

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected products - Surgical Gut - Chromic Absorbable Sutures, Lot or serial number - D2H0829FZY D2H1589ZY D2H1587ZY, Model or catalog number - SG5687G UG203

Product 2

Affected products - Surgical Gut - Plain Absorbable Sutures, Lot or serial number - D2G1825FZY D2H0754FZY, Model or catalog number - SG5686

Risk / hazard

Medtronic was made aware of a supplier calibration issue during the contract sterilization process that may lead to unsterile product. Recall start date: March 1, 2023

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

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Covidien, Surgical Gut - Plain And Absorbable Sutures.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HOME

Classification

Type I

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

73338

Classification

Type I

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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