Sofsilk Coated Braided Silk Suture Product Description CS-211 SOFSILK* 4-0 BLK 45CM CVF21 X36 CS211 CS-490…
Medical device recall Z-1176-2023. 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
- 271800 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?
Sofsilk Coated Braided Silk Suture Product Description CS-211 SOFSILK* 4-0 BLK 45CM CVF21 X36 CS211 CS-490 SOFSILK* 2-0 BLK 75CM GS11 X36 CS490 CS-562 SOFSILK* 2-0 BLK 75CM GS23 X36 CS562 GS-823 SOFSILK* 2-0 BLK 75CM V30 X36 GS823 GS-835 SOFSILK* 1 BLK 75CM V20 X36 GS835 S-1172 SOFSILK* 6-0 BLK 45CM C1 X36 S1172 S-1173 SOFSILK* 5-0 BLK 45CM C1 X36 S1173 S-1174 SOFSILK* 4-0 BLK 45CM C1 X36 S1174 S-1750K SOFSILK* 6-0 BLK 45CM HE1 DAX12 S1750K S-176 SOFSILK* 0 BLK 12X45CM PCT X24 S176 S-176 SOFSILK* 0 BLK 12X45CM PCT X24 S176 S-1768K SOFSILK* 7-0 BLK 45CM HE6 DAX12 S1768K S-182 SOFSILK* 5-0 BLK 12X45CM PCT X36 S182 S-183 SOFSILK* 4-0 BLK 12X45CM PCT X36 S183 S-184 SOFSILK* 3-0 BLK 12X45CM PCT X36 S184 S-185 SOFSILK* 2-0 BLK 12X45CM PCT X36 S185 S-187 SOFSILK* 1 BLK 6X45CM PCT X36 S187 S-206 SOFSILK* 2 BLK 100CM STDLTH X36 S206 S-243 SOFSILK* 4-0 BLK 12X60CM PCT X36 S243 S-244 SOFSILK* 3-0 BLK 12X60CM PCT X36 S244 S-245 SOFSILK* 2-0 BLK 12X60CM PCT X36 S245 S-246 SOFSILK* 0 BLK 6X60CM PCT X36 S246 S-2782K SOFSILK* 4-0 WHI 45CM SS24 DA S2782K S-303 SOFSILK* 4-0 BLK 12X75CM PCT X36 S303 S-304 SOFSILK* 3-0 BLK 12X75CM PCT X36 S304 S-305 SOFSILK* 2-0 BLK 12X75CM PCT X36 S305 S-316 SOFSILK* 0 BLK 12X75CM PCT X24 S316 S-317 SOFSILK* 1 BLK 12X75CM PCT X24 S317 S-318 SOFSILK* 2 BLK 12X75CM PCT X24 S318 S-346 SOFSILK* 0 BLK 12X60CM PCT X24 S346 S-605 SOFSILK* 2-0 BLK 2X150CM PCT X36 S605 S-607 SOFSILK* 1 BLK 2X150CM PCT X36 S607 S-608 SOFSILK* 2 BLK 2X150CM PCT X36 S608 SS-523 SOFSILK* 2-0 BLK 75CM SC1 X36 SS523 SS-525 SOFSILK* 1 BLK 75CM SC1 X36 SS525 SS-5641 SOFSILK* 4-0 BLK 45CM P13 X36 SS5641 SS-5641G SOFSILK* 4-0 BLK 45CM P13 X12 SS5641G SS-5678 SOFSILK* 5-0 BLK 45CM P11 X36 SS5678 SS-5684 SOFSILK* 3-0 BLK 45CM P14 X36 SS5684 SS-623 SOFSILK* 2-0 BLK 75CM SC2 X36 SS623 SS-645 SOFSILK* 4-0 BLK 75CM C12 X36 SS645 SS-653 SOFSILK* 4-0 BLK 75CM C13 X36 SS653 SS-673 SOFSILK* 5-0 BLK 75CM C12 X36 SS673 SS-683G SOFSILK* 4-0 BLK 45CM C13 X12 SS683G SS-685G SOFSILK* 2-0 BLK 45CM C15 X12 SS685G SS-686 SOFSILK* 4-0 BLK 45CM C12 X12 SS686 SS-689 SOFSILK* 1 BLK 75CM C16 X36 SS689 SS-745 SOFSILK* 3-0 BLK 75CM C12 X36 SS745 SS-786 SOFSILK* 0 BLK 75CM C14 X36 SS786 SS-787 SOFSILK* 1 BLK 75CM C14 X36 SS787 VS-533 SOFSILK* 2-0 BLK 90CM V20 DAX36 VS533 VS-845 SOFSILK* 1 BLK 75CM V26 X36 VS845 VS-870 SOFSILK* 5-0 BLK 75CM CV23 X36 VS870 VS-871 SOFSILK* 4-0 BLK 75CM CV23 X36 VS871 SOFSILK 4-0 30 BK CV-23 VS871-2 VS8712 VS-872 SOFSILK* 3-0 BLK 75CM CV23 X36 VS872 SOFSILK 3-0 30 BK CV-23 VS872-2 VS8722 VS-882 SOFSILK* 3-0 BLK 75CM CV15 X36 VS882 SOFSILK 5-0 30 BK CV-11 VS890-2 VS8902 XX-5278 SOFSILK* 3-0 BLK 150CM PCT X36 XX5278 XX-5280 SOFSILK* 0 BLK 150CM PCT X36 XX5280 XX-5281 SOFSILK* 1 BLK 150CM PCT X36 XX5281 XX-5284 SOFSILK* 4 BLK 150CM PCT X36 XX5284
271800 units, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
GTIN: 20884521086781, 20884521758060, 20884521088136, 20884521088525, 20884521087504, 20884521085289, 20884521087672, 20884521087481, 20884521090566, 20884521086712, 20612479214235, 10884521084698, 20884521084695, 20884521085166,…
Every code shown here, 1,999 characters
GTIN: 20884521086781, 20884521758060, 20884521088136, 20884521088525, 20884521087504, 20884521085289, 20884521087672, 20884521087481, 20884521090566, 20884521086712, 20612479214235, 10884521084698, 20884521084695, 20884521085166, 20884521087580, 10884521087583, 20884521089256, 20884521088532, 20884521087719, 20884521090160, 10884521090163, 20884521087900, 20612479214419, 20884521083629, 20884521085944, 20884521086668, 20884521087399, 10884521086142, 20884521086149, 10884521086623, 20884521086620, 20884521106106, 20884521085968, 20884521086484, 20884521086491, 10884521086494, 20884521088624, 10884521086661, 20884521086170, 20884521085951, 10884521086463, 20884521086460, 20884521086187, 10884521085787, 20884521085784, 20884521085517, 20884521090184, 20612479214495, 20884521090153, 20884521086651, 10884521085510, 20884521088464, 20884521088129, 20884521086194, 10884521086197, 20884521086552, 10884521087484, 20884521085982, 10884521085985, 20884521086477, 20884521106021, 20884521106052, 20884521757926, 10884521083622, 20612479213283, 20884521090115, 10884521090118, 20884521085746, 20884521087429, 20884521086774, 20884521085975, 20884521088143, 20884521086705, 20884521085470, 20884521085500, 20884521084671, 10884521084674, 20884521758039, 20612479213269, 10884521085169, 20884521086514, 20884521086200, 20884521106045, 20884521085739, 20884521086422. Model Number Lot # CS211 D1L1576Y D2B0747Y CS490 D2C2519Y CS562 D1G1928Y GS823 D1K1923Y D2D1396Y GS835 D1E1757Y S1172 D2C2304Y S1173 D2C2305Y D2E1385Y S1174 D1M1794FY D1M2954FY D1M2984FY S1750K D2E2348Y S176 D2B1886Y S176 D2C1977Y S1768K D1M1759Y D2B2217Y S182 D1L1613Y D2B0177Y S183 D1M1421Y D2E1280Y S184 D1L3136Y D1M2895Y D2D0954Y D2D0964Y D2D0967Y D2D0972Y S185 D2B2785Y D2B2877Y D2B2878Y D2C1421Y D2D0957Y D2D0968Y D2D0971Y D2D0984Y D2D0985Y D2E2680Y D2E2767Y D2E2769Y S187 D2A1585Y S206 D1L2658Y D1M2896Y D2A1586Y S243 D1M1020Y D2D2348Y S244 D1M1590Y S245 D2A0559Y D2C2036Y D2C2162Y D2D1871Y S246 D2E1375Y S2782K D2F0062Y S303…
FDA’s list runs to 2,974 characters. The first part is shown; the rest is on FDA’s record.
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.”
- FDA’s list of codes runs to 2,974 characters; the first part is shown here, and the rest is on FDA’s record.
- 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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