Novafil Monofilament Polybutester Suture Product Description: 8886 4002-41 NOVAFIL 3-0 BLU 90CM C14 8886…
Medical device recall Z-1175-2023. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Mar 8, 2023.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Mar 8, 2023. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Ongoing its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word for where it went
- 48492 units how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class II is a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
Sterile Barrier Breach of Breather Pouch may cause infection or vision loss for ophthalmic procedures in cases where there is direct patient contact
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Novafil Monofilament Polybutester Suture Product Description: 8886 4002-41 NOVAFIL 3-0 BLU 90CM C14 8886 4400-13 NOVAFIL 6-0 BLU 45CM SBE2 8886 4400-23 NOVAFIL 5-0 BLU 45CM SBE2 8886 440123 NOVAFIL 5-0 BLU 45CM SBE3 8886 4402-33 NOVAFIL 4-0 BLU 45CM SBE4 8886 4403-33 NOVAFIL 4-0 BLU 45CM SBE6 8886 4410-13 NOVAFIL 6-0 BLU 45CM P10 8886 4410-03 NOVAFIL 7-0 BLU 45CM P10 8886 4422-43 NOVAFIL 3-0 BLU 45CM C14 8886 4424-51 NOVAFIL 2-0 BLU 75CM C16 8886 4450-41 NOVAFIL 3-0 BLU 75CM V26 8886 4452-51 NOVAFIL 2-0 BLU 75CM V20 8886 4459-61 NOVAFIL 0 BLU 75CM GS22 8886 4470-81 NOVAFIL* 2 BLU 150CM GS26 8886 4582-53 NOVAFIL* 2-0 BLU 75CM P14 SPB-1213G NOVAFIL* 6-0 BLU 45CM P13X12 SPB-1233G NOVAFIL* 4-0 BLU 45CM P13X12 SPB-1623G NOVAFIL* 5-0 BLU 45CM P12X12 SPB-5142G NOVAFIL* 5-0 BLU 45CM P11X12 SPB-5143G NOVAFIL* 4-0 BLU 45CM P11X12 SUT SPB-5223G NOVAFIL 5-0 BLU 45CM P13 SPB-5433G NOVAFIL* 4-0 CLR 45CM P24X12 SPB-5633G NOVAFIL* 4-0 BLU 45CM P12X12
48492 units, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
GTIN 20884521100821, 20884521100098, 10884521100091, 10884521100299, 20884521100296, 20884521099910, 20884521100814, 20884521100791, 20884521100593, 20884521099965, 20884521099477, 20884521100760, 20884521118345, 10884521118348,…
Every code shown here, 1,067 characters
GTIN 20884521100821, 20884521100098, 10884521100091, 10884521100299, 20884521100296, 20884521099910, 20884521100814, 20884521100791, 20884521100593, 20884521099965, 20884521099477, 20884521100760, 20884521118345, 10884521118348, 20884521099682, 20884521118406, 20884521099699, 20884521100838, 20884521099699, 20884521118390, 10884521118393, 20884521100890, 10884521100893, 20884521099569, 20884521100692, 20884521100074, 20884521099583, 20884521100876, 20884521100777. Model # Lot #: 8886400241 D1G1762FY, 8886440013 D2A0461Y, 8886440023 D1M0797Y, 8886440123 D1L3389Y, 8886440233 D2A0529Y, 8886440333 D2C0582Y, 8886441003 D1M1007FY, D1M2364FY 8886441013 D1M1007FY D1M2364FY, 8886441003 D1M0369FY D1M0796FY, 8886442243 D1D2485FY, 8886442451 D1E1240FY, 8886445041 D2B2109Y, 8886445251 D1D0295Y, D1E0843Y, 8886445961 D1D0529Y, 8886447081 D1D3190Y, 8886458253 D2B1686FY, SPB1213G D1L0169FY, D2B0773FY D2C0769FY, SPB1233G D2E0961FY, SPB1623G D1D2709FY, SPB5142G D1B2811FY, SPB5143G D1D2674FY, SPB5223G D1M1024FY, SPB5433G D2C1970FY, SPB5633G D2A0500FY, SPB-5223G D1M1024FY
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
US Nationwide Distribution and OUS Foreign distribution to countries of: Albania Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia And Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Cambodia Cameroon Canada Canary Islands Chile China Colombia Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Egypt Finland France Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Hong Kong Hungary India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy JAPAN Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea, Republic Of Kosovo Kuwait Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Macao Malaysia Malta Mauritius Mexico Moldova, Republic Of Morocco Myanmar Namibia Netherlands New Zealand North Macedonia Norway Pakistan Panama Paraguay Philippines Poland Portugal Reunion Romania Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan Thailand Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay Uzbekistan Viet Nam Zimbabwe
These words name no state.
What FDA means by nationwide
“The term “nationwide” is defined to mean the fifty states or a significant portion. Note that subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
openFDA, its enforcement report fields.
The words say it went outside the United States too.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
Is it still going on?
Ongoing, in FDA’s file.
“A recall which is currently in progress.”
openFDA, on “On-Going”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Dec 2, 2022.
- FDA classified it on Feb 25, 2023.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Mar 8, 2023.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Covidien, LP, of North Haven, CT.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
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