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Surgical gut - plain and absorbable sutures
Official notice
17 Mar 2023
Last checked
17 Mar 2023
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.
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Recall number
73338
Official notice
2023-03-17
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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
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Brand: Covidien, Surgical Gut - Plain And Absorbable Sutures.
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